Bartel v. Chicago Title Ins. Co. (2025) 111 Cal.App.5th 655
Here, although the claimant's complaint arguably denied a theory of liability (express easement by deed) that was potentially covered by insurance in favor of other non-covered theories (easement by prescription, etc.), the title insurer owed a duty to defend from the outset of the litigation since facts known to the insurer--an ambiguous deed referring to an easement of uncertain location… Read More