American States Insurance Company v. Dastar Corporation

318 F.3d 881 AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, and American Economy Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DASTAR CORPORATION, an Oregon corporation, Entertainment Distributing, an Oregon corporation, and Marathon Music & Video, an Oregon corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 01-35412. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 8, 2002. Filed January 22, 2003. 1 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David A. Gerber, D. Gerber Law Offices, Oxnard, CA, for defendants-appellants Dastar Corporation, Entertainment Distributing, and Marathon Music & Video. 2 Lisa E. Lear & Beth R. Skillern, Bullivant, Houser, Baily PC, Portland, OR, for plaintiffs-appellees American States Insurance Company and American Economy Insurance Company. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-06058-HO. 4 Before FERGUSON, W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. OPINION 5 KING, District Judge. 6 Dastar Corporation, Entertainment Distributing, and Marathon Music & Video (collectively "Dastar") appeal the district court's grant of partial summary judgment in…