Neil Olson Carolyn Olson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

97 F.3d 1460 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Neil OLSON; Carolyn Olson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55012. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 10, 1996. Decided Aug. 30, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Plaintiffs-Appellants Neil and Carolyn Olson filed a ten-count complaint against their homeowners' insurance carrier, defendant-appellee State Farm. The Olsons based their claims on (1) State Farm's refusal to cover the damage sustained to the Olsons' home as a result of a landslide, and (2) State Farm's refusal to provide the Olsons with independent counsel in a suit ("the Zeman suit") brought against the Olsons by a neighbor who was also insured by State Farm. The district court granted State Farm's motion to dismiss the Olsons' amended complaint as to those claims relating to State Farm's refusal to cover the…