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ZURICH AMERICAN INS. v. SUPERIOR CT. OF CAL.

Nos. 02-2754, 02-2835 and 02-2548.

326 F.3d 816 (2003)

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Los Angeles, Respondent, v. Watts Industries, Incorporated, Real Party-Appellant. Zurich American Insurance Company, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Superior Court For The State Of California, County of Los Angeles, Respondent, v. Watts Industries, Incorporated and James Jones Company, Real Parties-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 30, 2002.

Opinion April 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew G. McBride (argued), Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, Darrel F. Oman, Meckler, Bulger & Tilson, Chicago, IL, for Zurich American Ins. Co.

Steven J. Roeder, Chicago, IL, David S. MacCuish (argued), Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, Los Angeles, CA, for Watts, Industries, Inc.

Elizabeth Davis Keating, Faustin A. Pipal, Keating, Keating & Pipal, Chicago, IL, Jordan S. Stanzler (argued), Stanzler, Funderburk & Castellon, San Francisco, CA, for James Jones Co.

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

After seven months of litigation in a California court concerning Zurich American Insurance Company's duty under various insurance policies to defend Watts Industries, Inc. and James Jones Company, Zurich filed a petition in the Northern District of Illinois to compel arbitration. The state case continued forward, however, leading eventually to a clash between the district court and the California Superior Court over the scope of an order...

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