Pacific Intercultural Exchange v. Scottsdale Ins.
Pacific Intercultural Exchange (PIE) sued its insurer, Scottsdale Insurance Company (Scottsdale), seeking recovery of $106,102.63 in legal fees allegedly incurred for PIE's general counsel, Robert Gaglione, between February 2011 through October 2011 related to a lawsuit filed by a third party. PIE alleged Scottsdale was obligated to pay Gaglione to act as independent counsel under Civil Code section 2860 based on conflicts of interest between Scottsdale and PIE. The trial court granted Scottsdale summary judgment after concluding there was no conflict of interest between PIE and Scottsdale requiring appointment of independent counsel in addition to insurance defense counsel.
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