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

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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

INSURANCE COMPANY,

13 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

DISMISS OR STAY

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CAMENZIND DREDGING, INC.,

16 Defendant. 17 18 Defendant Camenzind Dredging, Inc. (“Camenzind”) brings a motion to dismiss Plaintiff 19 Starr Indemnity and Liability Insurance Company’s (“Starr”) complaint or, alternatively, to stay 20 the case. ECF No. 16. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant law, and the 21 record in this case, the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss or stay the case. 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 A. Factual Background 24 On or about July 7, 2017, Paul Williams filed a complaint against Camenzind and MB 25 Marine, Inc. (“MB Marine,” formerly known as Maritime Logistics, Inc.) in the Superior Court of 26 California, County of San Luis Obispo. ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”), ¶ 5. Williams’s state court 27 complaint alleges that he sustained a knee injury while working aboard a vessel…