Robert C. Clifford discusses the issues raised by the U.S. District Court in Storek v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., 504 F. Supp. 2d 803 (N.D. Cal. 2007) and the duty of an insurer to provide a defense to a claim against an insured. Although Storek v. Fidelity & Guaranty is a federal trial court decision, the well-reasoned opinion may be persuasive in California cases involving an insurer's duty to defend.

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