Shepardson Engineering Associates, Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Companies

21 F.3d 1115 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SHEPARDSON ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-56185. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. * Decided April 14, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Shepardson Engineering Associates ("Shepardson") filed a bad faith action against its general commercial liability insurer, Continental Insurance Company ("Continental") for its failure to defend Shepardson in an action alleging negligent provision of construction-related services. Continental refused to defend Shepardson because the action fell within the professional services exclusion in the policy, and the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Continental. We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 This lawsuit arises from property damage from plumbing leaks in an apartment building owned by Continental American…