Houston Casualty Company v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

INTRODUCTION

18 In this insurance action, a non-party moves for reconsideration of a discovery dispute 19 order. Defendant moves for joinder in the motion. For the reasons stated below, 20 reconsideration is DENIED. 21

STATEMENT

22 Defendant National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the 23 primary insurer for Anderson Hay & Grain, an exporter of hay and straw products. Plaintiff 24 Houston Casualty Company had the excess (Compl. ¶¶ 4, 8, 9). 25 National Union issued a primary policy with a general aggregate limit of $10 million, an 26 each-occurrence limit of one million dollars, and an each-location aggregate sub-limit of two 27 million dollars to Anderson Hay, effective May 2014 to May 2015. Houston Casualty issued a 28 form excess policy to Anderson Hay, effective May 2014 to May 2015 (**). 1 In July 2014, Bartolo Flores collapsed while delivering alfalfa to the premises of 2 Anderson Hay. He filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court. National Union agreed to defend 3 and indemnify Anderson Hay in the action. Anderson Hay retained Acker & Whipple as 4 counsel for that underlying action. Houston Casualty requested it be included on…