Bruce Rozet v. City Insurance Co.

24 F.3d 249 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bruce ROZET; Deane Earl Ross, Associated Financial Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY INSURANCE CO.; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA; Scottsdale Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-56584. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1994. Decided April 15, 1994. As Amended July 29, 1994. Before: BROWNING, PREGERSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges MEMORANDUM * I. SCOPE OF COVERAGE UNDER PERSONAL INJURY PROVISION Assuming, as the Insurers contend, California law applies, we conclude the Insurers had a duty to defend Rozet in the Johns litigation. "California law requires an insurer to defend lawsuits against its insured if ... the claim brought against the insured raises the potential for covered losses, or if ambiguous language in the policy leads the insured to reasonably expect that a defense will be provided." Chamberlain v. Allstate Ins.…