Crown Energy Services, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CROWN ENERGY SERVICES, INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-06334-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND
ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Docket No. 79 11 Defendants. 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Defendant and Counter-Claimant Zurich American Insurance Company’s (“Zurich”) motion for leave to amend its Answer and Counterclaim to include a cause of action for reimbursement of amounts that Zurich paid to settle a personal-injury action against Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants Crown Energy Services, Inc., and Crown Building Maintenance Co. (collectively, “Able”). See Docket No. 79 (“Mot.”). Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court took the motion under submission without a hearing. For the reasons given below, Zurich’s motion for leave to amend is GRANTED. II. BACKGROUND This case concerns…