GULF INS. CO. v. L.A. EFFECTS GROUP, INC.

No. 86-6448.

827 F.2d 574 (1987)

GULF INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff/Counter-defendant/Appellee, v. The L.A. EFFECTS GROUP, INC., Larry Benson, Suzanne Benson, Lisa Benson and Steven Benson, Defendants/Counter-claimants/Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1987.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian C. Lysaght, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants/counter-claimants/appellants.

Paul D. Loreto, Orange, Cal., for plaintiff/counter-defendant/appellee.

Before ALARCON and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

Production of the movie Aliens forms the backdrop for this dispute over insurance coverage. The appellee is an insurance company ("Gulf") that sought a declaration that it was not obligated to defend or indemnify its insured in lawsuits involving the insured and a major Hollywood film studio. The district court granted Gulf's motion for summary judgment, and the insured has appealed. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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