In Baldwin v. AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah, 204 Cal.Rptr 3d 433 (1st Dist. 2016), the Court held that an automobile insurer had no obligation to pay the “pre-accident value” of the insured vehicle under the policy’s collision coverage provision which gave the insurer the option to repair the vehicle and which expressly excluded diminution in value damages. The Court held that the insurer did not breach the policy’s implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by not compensating its insured for the diminished value of the vehicle.
