Starr Indemnity & Liability Company v. Amguard Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY Case No. 20-cv-00959-SI
COMPANY,
11 Plaintiff, ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTION AND ADOPTING SPECIAL MASTER’S v. ORDER 13 AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Re: Dkt. Nos. 118, 121 14 Defendant.
AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION
17 Defendant AmGUARD Insurance Company has filed an objection to portions of the Special Master’s January 24, 2022 order. The Court directed Starr to file a response to AmGUARD’s objection, and Starr filed its response on February 23, 2022. AmGUARD takes issue with (1) the denial of AmGUARD’s request for production of portions of plaintiff Starr Indemnity and Liability Company’s claim file relating to the underlying Duncan and Smythe lawsuits, as well as communications about the Starr policy between Kihagi and her personal/coverage counsel and Starr, and (2) the denial of AmGUARD’s request for complete copies of the defense fees and costs incurred in the Duncan lawsuits. …