American Claims Management v. Allied World Surplus Lines

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 30 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

AMERICAN CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, No. 20-56055

INC.,

D.C. No. Plaintiff-counter- 3:18-cv-00925-JLS-MSB defendant-Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

ALLIED WORLD SURPLUS LINES

INSURANCE COMPANY, FKA Darwin Select Insurance Company,

Defendant-counter-claimant- Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Janis L. Sammartino, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 18, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: WALLACE, GOULD, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) appeals from the district court’s

summary judgment in favor of Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Co. (Allied

World). Because the facts are known to the parties, we repeat them only as necessary

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. to explain our decision. We review de novo a…