Great American Insurance Company v. Rodger May

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 26 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE No. 23-35024

COMPANY,

D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellee, 2:21-cv-01002-JCC

v.

MEMORANDUM*

RODGER MAY,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington John C. Coughenour, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 29, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: FLETCHER, PARKER, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

 The Honorable Barrington D. Parker, Jr., United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, sitting by designation.

1 Defendant-Appellant Rodger May appeals two rulings awarding summary

judgment to the Great American Insurance Company (“GAIC”). The litigation

arose from a coverage dispute under a general liability policy issued by GAIC.

The dispute involves members of MK Salvage Ventures LLC (“MKSV”), a…