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AMERICAN INTERN. UNDERWRITERS v. CONTINENTAL INS. CO.

No. 87-5893.

843 F.2d 1253 (1988)

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS, (PHILIPPINES), INC., a Philippines corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Davis, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Carol A. Pisano, New York City, for defendant-appellee.

Before O'SCANNLAIN and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and ORRICK, Jr., Senior District Judge.

ORRICK, Senior District Judge:

This case poses two important questions. First, we must decide whether exceptional circumstances exist in this case that would justify invoking the abstention doctrine articulated in Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976). Second, we must determine whether plaintiff should be permitted to file a second action in federal court...

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