Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. Zurich American Ins. Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE No. 1:21-cv-00944-TLN-CSK COMPANY and AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiffs, ORDER v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY and AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY
INSURANCE COMPANY,
16 Defendants. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and 19 AMCO Insurance Company’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) Motion for Summary Judgement (ECF 20 No. 81) and Defendants Zurich American Insurance Company and American Guarantee and 21 Liability Insurance Company’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Cross Motion for Summary 22 Judgment (ECF No. 82). All motions have been fully briefed. For the reasons set forth below, 23 the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion and GRANTS Defendants’ motion. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This action arises out of an insurance coverage dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants. Plaintiffs are liability insurers for Motor Parts Distributors, Inc. (“Motor Parts”), a…