This HowTo Guide explains how to bring an action for declaratory relief to resolve liability insurance disputes. Courts have traditionally held that an insurance company has no right to intervene in the liability action against the insured to seek a coverage determination.Insurers doing business in California are obligated to resolve tendered claims promptly and fairly. If an insurance company has refused to defend a lawsuit, or if you are facing a declaratory relief action, you need an experienced insurance lawyer. Venue for this action properly lies in the Superior Court of the State of California,. Be careful what you ask for in your declaratory judgment action" could have been an appropriate subtitle. Greenberg in the United States District Court for the Central District of California ("Wrongful Death Action"). § 2201, stay or dismiss the instant action pending resolution of defendant's consumer complaint filed with the California Department of Insurance. Insurers doing business in California are obligated to resolve tendered claims promptly and fairly.