General Star Indemnity Company v. Chabad of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
12 GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY Case No. 3:21-cv-02062-L-MSB 13 COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation
ORDER DISMISSING
COMPLAINT FOR Plaintiff DECLARATORY RELIEF [ECF NO. 1.] vs. 16 CHABAD OF CALIFORNIA, a California Corporation; and SIMCHA BACKMAN, an individual 18 Defendants
On December 9, 2021, Plaintiff General Star Indemnity Company (“General Star”), filed a Complaint for Declaratory Relief seeking a judicial declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify policy holders Chabad of California or Rabbi Backman in pending state court litigation. I. BACKGROUND The Declaratory Judgment action in this Court stems from two separate lawsuits filed in San Diego Superior Court. Defendants Chabad of California (“Chabad”) and Rabbi Simcha Backman (“Backman”), were sued in Almog Peretz v. San Diego Guns LLC; Chabad of California; Chabad of Poway; Simcha Backman; John Earnest; John A. Earnest; Lisa C. Earnest, San Diego Superior Court Case No.…