IOLAB CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY; Employers Reinsurance Corporation; Republic Insurance; Lexington Insurance Company; Employers Insurance of Wausau; Allstate Insurance Company; Granite State Insurance Company; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.; North River Insurance Company et al.; American Motorists Insurance Company and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company; Stonewall Insurance Company; Insurance Company of North America; Hartford Casualty Insurance Company and Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted October 4, 1993.
Decided January 28, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert P. Lobue, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York, New York and Michael J. O'Connor, Christensen, White, Miller, Fink & Jacobs, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
Robert A. Zeavin, Shane & Paolillo, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee Seaboard Surety.
Scott T. Pratt, Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, California, for defendant-appellee Employers Reinsurance.
Linda S. Dakin, Chadbourne & Parke, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee Republic Insurance.
Brian F. Zimmerman, Zimmerman & Kahanowitch, Encino, California, for defendant-appellee Lexington Insurance.
Patricia Saint Peter, Zelle & Larson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for defendant-appellee Employers Insurance of Wausau.
Susan J. Field, Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee Allstate Insurance.
Richard B. Wolf, Lauren John Udden and Cathey Stricker of Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees National Union Fire Insurance, Granite State Insurance.
Donald K. Fitzpatrick, Esq. and Estie R. Stoll, Esq., Mendes & Mount, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee North River Insurance Co.
Lane J. Ashley, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees American Motorists, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty.
Lauren John Udden & Cathey Stricker, Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee Stonewall Insurance.
Craig D. Aronson and Rita H. Issagholian, Hagenbaugh & Murphy, Glendale, California, for defendant-appellee Insurance Co. of North America.
Kelley K. Beck, Hawkins, Schnabel & Lindahl, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees Hartford Casualty, Twin City Fire Insurance.
Before: FLETCHER and D. W. NELSON, Circuit Judges and WILL, Senior District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
OPINION
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
In this diversity action, plaintiff-appellant Iolab Corporation ("Iolab") seeks indemnification from its primary and excess insurers to satisfy a settlement entered into in a prior patent infringement action (the "Jensen loss"). Iolab appeals the district court's decision to dismiss the claims against, or grant summary judgment in favor of, the insurers. Iolab claims that the Jensen loss is covered...
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