LUNSFORD v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.

No. 91-16536.

18 F.3d 653 (1994)

James B. LUNSFORD; Regina T. Charboneau; Bay Vista Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Memorandum Filed January 10, 1994.

Order and Opinion Filed March 17, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Oleson, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Paul E.B. Glad and Philip A. O'Connell, Jr., Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Irving H. Greines and Feris M. Greenberger, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Beverly Hills, CA, for amicus.

Before: GOODWIN, HUG, and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

The memorandum disposition filed January 10, 1994, is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Hug.

OPINION

HUG, Circuit Judge:

This case asks us to determine whether, under California law, a general liability insurance policy which promises to defend an insured against "malicious prosecution" includes a duty to defend against an "abuse of process" claim. The district court held that it did not and granted summary judgment in...

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