California duty to defend.

In Clarendon America Ins. Co. v. StarNet Ins. Co., No. G042353 (Cal. Ct. App., 4^th Dist., Div. 3, July 27, 2010), the court held that, for purposes of a duty to defend a “suit” under a CGL form, a California statutory “Calderon Act” mandatory pre-suit notification process for certain construction defect claims constitutes a civil proceeding for purposes of the CGL definition of “suit.”