Baek

Filed 10/6/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

LUIZ BAEK, B251201

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC494301) v.

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment and order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Joseph R. Kalin and Josh M. Fredricks, Judges. Affirmed. Mastroianni Law Firm and A. Douglas Mastroianni for Plaintiff and Appellant. Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal, Steven M. Crane, Barbara S. Hodous and Steven M. Haskell for Defendant and Respondent. Plaintiff and appellant Luiz Baek, a massage therapist employed by Heaven Massage and Wellness Center (HMWC), was accused in an underlying action of sexually assaulting a client during a massage. In the present action, Baek alleges that defendant and respondent Continental Casualty Company (Continental), HMWC’s comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurer, had a duty to defend and indemnify him in that action, and that its failure to do so constituted breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and…