Zurich American Insurance Company v. Kwan Wo Ironworks Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE Case No. 21-cv-06661-MMC

COMPANY,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY v. JUDGMENT; DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

KWAN WO IRONWORKS INC.,

11 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is defendant Kwan Wo Ironworks, Inc.’s (“Kwan Wo”) Motion for Summary Judgment, filed June 6, 2022, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff Zurich American Insurance Company (“Zurich”) has filed opposition, to which Kwan Wo has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND2 Between April 2013 and April 2015, Zurich, a “corporation engaged in the insurance business” (see First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶ 1), provided insurance to Kwan Wo, a California “ironworks company” that “installs structural steel framing for construction projects” (see FAC ¶…