Underwriters At Lloyds v. Denali Seafoods, Inc.

927 F.2d 459 1991 A.M.C. 3000 UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS, and other London Underwriters Under Primary Policy No. A84/14660 and Excess Insurance Policies Issued to Denali Seafoods, Inc., on or about March 22, 1984, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DENALI SEAFOODS, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and Mary Scanlon, individually, and as the special administratrix of the Estate of John F. Scanlon, Jr., and as the natural guardian of Leif Eric Scanlon, a minor; Lance Scanlon; Patrick Scanlon; and Erica Scanlon, Defendants/Intervenors-Appellants. No. 90-35204. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 11, 1991. Decided Feb. 28, 1991. Kurt M. LeDoux, LeDoux & LeDoux, Kodiak, Alaska, for defendants-intervenors-appellants. David Danielson, Michelle Buhler, Danielson, Harrigan & Tollefson, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before WRIGHT, BRUNETTI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 We consider how the law of waiver and estoppel applies in Washington when an insurance company breaches its duty to defend its insured. BACKGROUND 2 A detailed statement of…