CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY v. STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1698443-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> <html ><br /> <head><br /> <title>CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY v</title><br /> </head><br /> <body><br /> <div><br /> <br/><b >CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY v. STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY</b><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>Filed 7/27/10<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/><b >CERTIFIED FOR<br /> PUBLICATION</b><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>DIVISION THREE<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0<br /> ><br /> <tr ><br /> <td width=319 valign=top ><br /> <br/>CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE<br /> COMPANY,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> Cross-complainant and Respondent,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> v.<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> Cross-defendant and Appellant.<br /> <br/> <br /> </td><br /> <td width=319 valign=top ><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> G042353<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> (Super. Ct. No. 30-2007-00100172-<br><br /> CU-IC-CJC)<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> O P I N I O N<br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> Appeal from a judgment<br /> of the Superior Court<br /> of Orange<br /> County, Peter J. Polos, Judge. Affirmed.<br /> <br/> Charlston, Revich &<br /> Wollitz, Howard N. Wollitz and Allan J. Favish for Cross‑defendant and<br /> Appellant.<br /> <br/> Foley & Lardner,<br /> Eileen R. Ridley and Patrick T. Wong for Cross‑complainant and<br /> Respondent.<br /> <br/>* * *<br /> <br/><b<br /> >Introduction</b><br /> <br/>We<br /> hold, as a matter of first impression, the provision in a commercial general liability (CGL)<br /> insurance policy requiring the insurer to â€