GERLING GLOBAL REINSURANCE CORP. OF AMERICA v. LOW

Nos. 01-17023, 01-17433, 02-15282.

296 F.3d 832 (2002)

GERLING GLOBAL REINSURANCE CORP. OF AMERICA; Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. — U.S. Branch; Gerling Global Life Reinsurance Company; Gerling Global Life Insurance Company; Gerling America Insurance Company; and Constitution Insurance Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Harry W. LOW, in his capacity as the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of California, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee-Defendant-Appellee. Assicurazioni Generali, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harry W. Low, individually, and in his capacity as the Insurance Commissioner for the State of California, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee-Defendant-Appellee. Winterthur International America Insurance Company, Winterthur International America Underwriters Insurance Company; General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, Regent Insurance Company; Republic Insurance Company; Southern Insurance Company, Unigard Indemnity Company; Unigard Insurance Company; and Blue Ridge Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Harry W. Low, in his capacity as Insurance Commissioner for the State of California, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee-Defendant-Appellee. American Insurance Association and American Re-Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Harry W. Low, in his capacity as Insurance Commissioner for the State of California, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 15, 2002.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing September 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Kaplan, Jesse Contreras, Ryan S. Hedges, Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Leslie Tick, California Dept. of Insurance, San Francisco, CA, Andrew W. Stroud, Mennemeier, Glassman & Stroud, LLP, Sacramento, CA, Michael D. Ramsey, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant-cross-appellee-defendant-appellee.

George L. O'Connell, Stevens & O'Connell LLP, Sacramento, CA; Frederick W. Reif, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York, NY; Sally Agel, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Los Angeles, CA; William H. Webster, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Washington, DC; and Kenneth S. Geller and Neil M. Soltman, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, DC, for the plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants-plaintiffs-appellants.

Mark B. Stern and Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; H. Lee Roussel, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA; Daniel J. Siegel, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, CA; David A. Lash, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Los Angeles, CA; and Roger M. Witten, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for the amici curiae.

Before GOODWIN, GRABER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc September 9, 2002.*

GRABER, Circuit Judge.

This case comes before us for the second time. Plaintiffs, which are various insurance companies and a trade association of insurance companies, brought the present action to enjoin Defendant Harry W. Low, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California (Commissioner), from enforcing a California statute requiring disclosure...

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