December 16, 2024
An insurer told a California federal judge to end Sempra Energy's bid to obtain coverage in connection with a nearly $1.8 billion settlement over the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history, claiming its policies expired before any alleged injuries occurred.
October 17, 2023
A California federal judge refused to toss a bad faith claim from Sempra Energy and subsidiary Southern California Gas' settlement coverage suit against CNA unit Continental Insurance Co., finding the companies plausibly argued that the insurer's denial was unreasonable.
September 25, 2023
Sempra Energy and subsidiary Southern California Gas Co. urged a California federal court to prevent Continental Insurance Co. from avoiding coverage of the $1.78 billion they paid to settle underlying natural gas leak claims, arguing that the burden is on Continental to prove it has no duty to indemnify.