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Doheny West Homeowners Ass'n v. American Guar. & Lia. Ins. Co.
John Quisenberry represented Doheny West Homeowners Association in its action against its carrier, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Company. The key issue in the case was the determination of whether the alleged imminent collapse, as opposed to the actual collapse, of Doheny West’s pool deck was sufficient to trigger coverage. In the decision, Doheny West Homeowners Association v. American Guarantee & Liab. Ins. Co., 60 Cal.App.4th 400 (1998), the Court ruled that in California imminent collapse was sufficient to trigger coverage. Based on this decision, insureds in California no longer have to wait for their property to actually collapse before they can collect insurance proceeds.
