State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Bradford Nat. Life Ins. Co.

972 F.2d 1342 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellee, v. BRADFORD NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, and Steven J. Stanwyck; Steven J. Stanwyck, A Professional Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants. No. 90-56133. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 10, 1991. Decided Aug. 28, 1992. Before FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Steven J. Stanwyck appeals from a declaratory judgment in favor of State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. The district court found that insurance policies State Farm issued to Stanwyck did not provide coverage for any libel committed by Stanwyck. The district court also concluded that State Farm has no duty to defend Stanwyck in the libel suit. We affirm. 3 * In 1986, State Farm issued a business office insurance policy to Stanwyck, an attorney. The…