Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVELERS PROPERTY Case No.: 19cv829-LAB (MDD)
CASUALTY COMPANY OF
AMERICA ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
STAY CASE Plaintiff,
14 v. [Docket numbers 9, 13.]
SEIRUS INNOVATIVE
ACCESSORIES, INC., et al. Defendants. 18 Plaintiff Travelers Property Casualty Company of America filed this action, seeking a declaration that it had no obligation to defend the Defendants in a separate case, and requesting reimbursement for its expenses in voluntarily defending them thus far. The other action is pending as case 19cv137-SI, Columbia Sportswear North America v. Seirus et al. in the District of Oregon. According to the complaint, this dispute began as a patent infringement claim. According to allegations, Columbia argued that Seirus Heat Wave products infringed one of Columbia’s patents, and filed suit in the Western District of Washington.…