AMERICAN CAS. CO. v. BAKER

Nos. 92-56048, 93-55828, 93-56168, 93-56190, 93-56191 and 93-56193-93-56197.

22 F.3d 880 (1994)

AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corporation; CNA Insurance Companies, Counterclaim-defendants-Appellants, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants-Appellees, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-Intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Ernest W. Baker, Defendants, and Peter T. Fletcher, Defendant-Appellant, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-Intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants, and Franklin D. HATRIDGE; Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants-Appellees, and Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-Intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher, Defendants, Bernard Baker, Defendant-Appellant, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants, William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris, Jr., Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants-Appellees, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor-Appellant. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants, John E. EGDAHL; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy, Defendants-Appellants, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants-Appellees, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter, Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants, William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; James D. Stroffe; Bruce Kehrli; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe G. BAKER; Verne F. Potter; William E. Leonard; James C. Roberts; Frank Purcell, Jr.; Joe Sax; H. Cedric Roberts; Ernest W. Baker; Harold Harris; John E. Egdahl; Walter L. Huckabay; Joe D. McCarthy; Franklin D. Hatridge; Peter T. Fletcher; Bernard Baker, Defendants, Bruce A. Kehrli; James D. Stroffe, Defendants-Appellants, Continental Casualty Company; CNA Financial Corp.; CNA Insurance Co., Counter-defendants, Resolution Trust Corporation, Defendant-intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 8, 1994.

As Amended May 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Simpson, Ross, Dixon & Masback, Washington, DC, for American Cas. Co., Continental Cas. Co., CNA Financial and CNA Ins.

Peter K. Rosen, Rosen & Winston, Los Angeles, CA; Bruce E. Peotter, McDermott, Will & Emery, Robert A. Peterson, Friedman, Peterson, Walling & Lau, Newport Beach, CA, Mark L. Weisman, Weisman, Butler & Watson, Beverly Hills, CA; Mark R. Beckington, Drummy, King & White, Costa Mesa, CA; Robert B. Clark, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, CA; Bill J. Thompson, Thompson, White, King & French, Valencia, CA, Robin D. Weiner, Tuttle & Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-intervenor-appellant.

Before: GOODWIN and HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge.


OPINION

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

The Resolution Trust Corporation and the former directors and officers of the insolvent Pacific Savings Bank appeal the district court's summary judgment that no insurance coverage is available under policies issued by American Casualty Company and its predecessors. American Casualty appeals the district court's order requiring it to advance defense costs incurred by the directors and officers in a lawsuit with...

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