1975 The rule established by the case of La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, holding that a workers' compensation carrier does not have an obligation to defend an insured against a tort claim by an employee for personal injury, is retroactive and applies to lawsuits that were instituted before La Jolla was decided.CitationTAMRAC v CIGA (Retroactive La Jolla) 63 CA4 751 [See: La Jolla v Industrial 9 C4 27, T/AT 1/95; Waller v Truck 11 C4 1, T/AT 10/95; Ticor v Employers 40 CA4 1699, T/AT 196; Michaelian v SCIF 50 CA4 1093, T/AT 12/96]
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