Nordstrom, Inc. v. Chubb & Son, Inc.

54 F.3d 1424 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,678, 32 Fed.R.Serv.3d 217 NORDSTROM, INC., a Washington Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHUBB & SON, INC., a New York corporation dba Chubb or The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Federal Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation dba Chubb or The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Defendants-Appellants. No. 93-35495. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 1994. Decided April 14, 1995. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rejection of Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Aug. 1, 1995. * Peter W. Davis, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, CA, for defendant-appellant. Larry S. Gangnes, Lane, Powell, Spears, Lubersky, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee. Michael L. Charlson, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, CA, for amicus curiae American Electronics Ass'n, Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., Silicon Graphics Corp., and VLSI, Inc. David W. Steuber, Kirk A. Pasich and Michael A. Rossi, Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae Pacific Enterprises. Rex E. Lee, Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Aetna Life & Cas. Co., CNA Ins.…