Jason Ray Reynolds Matthew Rausch v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Ajene Edo v. Geico Casualty Company, and Geico General Insurance Company Geico Indemnity Company Government Employees Insurance Company, Subsidiaries of Geico Corporation

435 F.3d 1081 Jason Ray REYNOLDS; Matthew Rausch, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.; Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. Ajene Edo, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEICO Casualty Company, Defendant, and GEICO General Insurance Company; GEICO Indemnity Company; Government Employees Insurance Company, Subsidiaries of GEICO corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35695. No. 04-35279. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 8, 2005. Filed January 25, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Steve D. Larson and Scott A. Shorr, Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter PC, Portland, OR, for appellants Edo, Rausch, and Reynolds. Robert D. Allen and Meloney Cargil Perry, Baker & McKenzie, Dallas, TX; Christopher Van Gundy, Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco, CA; Thomas Gordon, Gordon & Polscer, LLC, Portland, OR, for appellees GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, and Government Employees Insurance Company. Lisa E. Lear, Douglas G. Houser, Loren D. Podwill, and Andrew Grade, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Portland, OR, for appellees Hartford Financial Services Group,…