St. Katherine Ins. Co. v. Shay

95 F.3d 1158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. ST. KATHERINE INS. CO.; Lexington Insurance Company; Assicurazioni Generali S.P.A.; El Paso Insurance Company; Dart & Kraft Insurance Co., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward A. SHAY; Sheldon L. Pollack; E.R. McCollum; Norbert W. Pieper; Sheldon L. Pollack Corp.; Pacific Architects and Engineers Inter'l, Inc.; Norbert W. Pieper, A.I.A., Inc.; Biomass-One, L.P., et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55397. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 10, 1996. Decided Aug. 21, 1996. 1 Before: FERNANDEZ and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, Senior District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Plaintiffs, insurance underwriters in London, brought suit against the Biomass defendants 1 and the S-P defendants 2 to recover out-of pocket expenses and the $2.2 million paid to Biomass One, L.P. ("Biomass") to settle an errors and omissions claim against S-P Construction ("S-P") alleging fraud…