Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority, a California Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Transcontinental Insurance, Company, a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee

92 F.3d 1191 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE, COMPANY, a New York corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 95-15038, 95-15120. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 14, 1996. Decided Aug. 6, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Transcontinental Insurance Company ("Transcontinental") appeals from a decision denying its motions for judgment as a matter of law and new trial, and awarding damages for the breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing to the Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority ("ACWA JPIA"). ACWA JPIA alleged that Transcontinental failed to pay on ACWA JPIA's excess liability insurance policy following flooding in Kern County, California. 3 *…