Harris Rutsky & Co. Insurance Services, Inc. v. Bell & Clements Limited

328 F.3d 1122 HARRIS RUTSKY & CO. INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., d/b/a American Special Risk Insurance Services, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELL & CLEMENTS LIMITED; Bell & Clements (London) Limited, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-57053. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 4, 2002. Filed May 12, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Stephen F. Harbison, Argue Pearson Harbison & Myers, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellant. Thomas R. Schalow, Argue Pearson Harbison & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Andrew M. Polinsky, Dorais & Grattan, Goleta, CA, were on the briefs. Phillip J. Eskenazi, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellee. Barry A. Chasnoff and Laura A. Hernandez, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, were on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-07661-RSWL. Before REINHARDT, O'SCANNLAIN and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. OPINION O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge. 1 We are asked to decide whether a federal district…