Helfand v. Nationall Union Fire Insurance

Decided October 28, 1992. Carl W. Anderson wrote the opinion for the court.

10 Cal. App. 4th 869 · Cited 81 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• National Union Fire Insurance v. Ambassador Group, Inc. · 691 F. Supp. 618
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371
• Brandt v. Superior Court · 693 P.2d 796
• Gratiot County State Bank v. Johnson Ex Rel. St. Louis Chemical Co. · 249 U.S. 246
• Jensen v. Traders & General Insurance Co. · 345 P.2d 1
• Spindle v. Travelers Insurance Companies · 66 Cal. App. 3d 951
• Slater v. Lawyers' Mutual Insurance · 227 Cal. App. 3d 1415
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• AIU Insurance v. Superior Court · 799 P.2d 1253
• Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
• Producers Dairy Delivery Co. v. Sentry Insurance · 718 P.2d 920
• Northwestern Title Security Co. v. Flack · 6 Cal. App. 3d 134
• Pacific Employers Insurance v. Superior Court · 221 Cal. App. 3d 1348
• Beavers v. Allstate Insurance · 225 Cal. App. 3d 310
• Grunewald & Adams Jewelers, Inc. v. Lloyds of London · 700 P.2d 888
• Campbell v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 384 P.2d 155
• Phoenix Insurance v. Sukut Construction Co. · 136 Cal. App. 3d 673
• Merrill & Seeley, Inc. v. Admiral Insurance · 225 Cal. App. 3d 624
• Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Vaughn · 199 Cal. App. 3d 171
• Woolett v. American Employers Insurance · 77 Cal. App. 3d 619
• Frazier v. City of Richmond · 184 Cal. App. 3d 1491
• Mt. Hawley Insurance v. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance · 695 F. Supp. 469

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• JONATHAN NEIL & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. Jones · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 660
• National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Ambassador Group, Inc. · 830 F. Supp. 147
• Westrec Marina Management, Inc. v. Arrowood Indemnity Co. · 163 Cal. App. 4th 1387
• Stonewall Insurance v. Argonaut Insurance · 75 F. Supp. 2d 893
• Checkrite Ltd., Inc. v. Illinois Nat. Ins. Co. · 95 F. Supp. 2d 180
• Fibreboard Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 492
• Xebec Development Partners, Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance · 12 Cal. App. 4th 501
• Abelson v. National Union Fire Insurance · 28 Cal. App. 4th 776
• Venoco, Inc. v. Gulf Underwriters Insurance · 175 Cal. App. 4th 750
• Blackhawk Corp. v. Gotham Ins. Co. · 54 Cal. App. 4th 1090
• State Ex Rel. Crawford v. Indemnity Underwriters Insurance Co. · 943 P.2d 1099
• Buss v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 4th 35
• Barnes v. Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 2000 OK 55
• Citizens for Open Access to Sand and Tide, Inc. v. Seadrift Ass'n · 60 Cal. App. 4th 1053
• Jonathan Neil & Associates, Inc. v. Jones · 94 P.3d 1055
• Doctors' Co. v. Insurance Corp. of America · 864 P.2d 1018
• McLaughlin v. National Union Fire Insurance · 23 Cal. App. 4th 1132
• Ticor Title Insurance v. Employers Insurance of Wausau · 40 Cal. App. 4th 1699
• Continental Insurance Co. v. Superior Court · 37 Cal. App. 4th 69
• Ameriwood Industries International Corp. v. American Casualty Co. of Reading · 840 F. Supp. 1143
• Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co. · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 701
• Van Ness v. Blue Cross of California · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 511
• Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. v. International Insurance · 884 F. Supp. 363
• Homestead Insurance v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance · 44 Cal. App. 4th 1297
• North Fork Land & Cattle, Lllp v. First American Title Insurance Company · 2015 WY 150

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