Generali-U.S. Branch v. Bank of Montreal

46 F.3d 1141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. GENERALI-U.S. BRANCH, a New York corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF MONTREAL, Defendant-Appellee. BANK OF MONTREAL, a nationally chartered bank of Canada, Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERALI-U.S. BRANCH, a New York corporation, and Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant, and Guardian Insurance Company of Canada, a foreign corporation, Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellee. GENERALI-U.S. BRANCH, a New York corporation, Crossclaim-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA and Concordia Insurance Corporation, Crossclaim-Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-36689. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1994. Decided Jan. 18, 1995. Before: ALARCON, NORRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Generali/U.S. Branch ("Generali") filed the instant action in federal district court, arguing that it had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, the Bank of…