Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. v. Gulf Ins. Co.

471 F.3d 961 PAN PACIFIC RETAIL PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation; Western Properties Trust, a real estate trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GULF INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation; Twin City Fire Insurance Company, a Minnesota corporation; Does, 1-50, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-56394. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 9, 2006. Filed October 26, 2006. Amended December 21, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael Bruce Abelson, Abelson Herron LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. and Western Properties Trust. David T. DiBiase, Anderson, McPharlin & Connors LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Gulf Insurance Company. Stephen H. Sutro, Duane Morris LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee Twin City Fire Insurance Company. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California; William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-00679-WQH. Before ALEX KOZINSKI and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges, and RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, * District Judge. ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION ORDER The Appellee Gulf Insurance Company's Petition…