Iolab Corporation v. Seaboard Surety Company

15 F.3d 1500 29 U.S.P.Q.2d 1610 IOLAB CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY; Employers Reinsurance Corporation; Republic Insurance; Lexington Insurance Company; Employers Insurance of Wausau; Allstate Insurance Company; Granite State Insurance Company; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.; North River Insurance Company et al.; American Motorists Insurance Company and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company; Stonewall Insurance Company; Insurance Company of North America; Hartford Casualty Insurance Company and Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-55642. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 4, 1993. Decided Jan. 28, 1994. Robert P. Lobue, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York, New York and Michael J. O'Connor, Christensen, White, Miller, Fink & Jacobs, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant. Robert A. Zeavin, Shane & Paolillo, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee Seaboard Surety. Scott T. Pratt, Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, California, for defendant-appellee Employers Reinsurance. Linda S. Dakin, Chadbourne & Parke, Los…