Monday's ruling by the California State Supreme Court that insurers are responsible for additional millions in claims payments for the toxic spill at the Stringfellow waste facility has ramifications for all policyholders in the state, according to an attorney who helped bring the case against the carriers.
Robert Horkovich of Anderson Kill law firm said the decision also sends the case back to the trial court level, where the insurers involved can make an argument as to how the decision should be applied to $28 million that remains in dispute.
He said the high court finding is "important to all policyholders in the State of California and all policyholders whose policies are governed by California law."
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