ACE American Insurance Company v. Old Republic General Insurance Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE Case No. 20-cv-00482-WHO

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8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION v. TO DISMISS SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY’S CROSS-

OLD REPUBLIC GENERAL INSURANCE COMPLAINT

CORPORATION, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 36 Defendants. 13 This insurance coverage action arises from a dispute regarding attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in relation to an underlying state court case. Plaintiff ACE American Insurance Company (“ACE”) alleges that other insurance companies owe an obligation to defend Layton Construction Company, LLC (“Layton”) as an additional insured and must therefore contribute all or a proportionate share of the defense fees that it incurred in defending Layton. Defendant Wesco Insurance Company (“Wesco”) filed a crossclaim against defendant Scottsdale Insurance Company (“Scottsdale”) for equitable contribution and Scottsdale filed a…