Ranger Insurance Company v. American Mutual Protection Bureau

19 F.3d 1441 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. RANGER INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN MUTUAL PROTECTION BUREAU, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-16623. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Feb. 10, 1994. Submitted Feb. 24, 1994. Decided March 15, 1994. Before: ALARCON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and HILL, District Judge. * MEMORANDUM ** American Mutual Protection Bureau (AMPB) was sued by an employee, Dorothy Hunt, for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Cal.Gov't Code Secs. 12940-12950. It tendered the defense of the action to Ranger Insurance Company, which had issued it a comprehensive general liability policy, with a special broad form comprehensive general liability endorsement. Ranger then brought this action for declaratory relief in which it asserted that it owed AMPB neither a defense nor indemnification. The…