Starr Indemnity and Liability Insurance Company v. Camenzind Dredging, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

STARR INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY Case No. 19-CV-00694-LHK

INSURANCE COMPANY,

13 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

DISMISS OR STAY

14 v. Re: Dkt. No. 16, 17

CAMENZIND DREDGING, INC.,

16 Defendant. 17 Defendant Camenzind Dredging, Inc. (“Camenzind”) brings a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Starr Indemnity and Liability Insurance Company’s (“Starr”) complaint or, alternatively, to stay the case. ECF No. 16. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss or stay the case. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background On or about July 7, 2017, Paul Williams filed a complaint against Camenzind and MB Marine, Inc. (“MB Marine,” formerly known as Maritime Logistics, Inc.) in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo. ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”), ¶ 5. Williams’s state court complaint alleges that he sustained a knee injury while working aboard a vessel…