KING COUNTY v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO.

Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-01957-BJR.

KING COUNTY, Plaintiff, v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO., PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Seattle.

January 3, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Tort / Non - Motor Vehicle
Nature of Suit: 110 Insurance
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King County, a Washington municipal corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Douglas J. Simmons , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, John Hagan , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Laura Veith , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Martha Rodriguez-Lopez , K&L GATES LLP, Meredith Bateman , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Michael J. Lynch , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Paul E. Del Vecchio , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice & John Craig Bjorkman , K&L GATES LLP.

Travelers Indemnity Company & Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Defendants, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, First State Insurance Company, New England Insurance Company, New England Reinsurance Corporation & Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Defendants, represented by Jocelyn Cornbleet , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK & DUNNE LLC, pro hac vice, Paul Parker , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK DUNNE LLC, pro hac vice, Stacy S. Freel , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK DUNNE LLC, pro hac vice, Wayne Karbal , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK & DUNNE LLC, pro hac vice & Curt H. Feig , NICOLL BLACK & FEIG PLLC.

Providence Washington Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by David W. Howenstine , LANE POWELL PC & David M. Schoeggl , LANE POWELL PC.

Affiliated FM Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by John E. Delascio , HINSHAW & CULBERTSON, pro hac vice, Scott M. Seaman , HINSHAW & CULBERTSON, pro hac vice, Steven Wade Edmiston , BRACEPOINT LAW PS & Michael P. Hooks , BRACEPOINT LAW PS.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, formerly known as Stonewall Insurance Company & General Insurance Company of America, Defendants, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice & Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP.

Century Indemnity Company, successor in interest Insurance Company of North America and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Defendant, represented by Misty Anne Edmundson , SOHA & LANG PS.

Federal Insurance Company, Financial American Property and Casualty Insurance Company, formerly known as Industrial Underwriters Insurance Company & Ace Property & Casualty Company, formerly known as Aetna Insurance Company formerly known as Cigna Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants, represented by Misty Anne Edmundson , SOHA & LANG PS & Steven Soha , SOHA & LANG PS.

Great American Insurance Company & Great American Insurance Company of New York, formerly known as American National Fire Insurance Company, Defendants, represented by Colleen A. Cassidy , DUANE MORRIS, pro hac vice, William J. Baron , DUANE MORRIS, pro hac vice, Joseph D. Hampton , BETTS PATTERSON & MINES & Kathryn Naegeli Boling , BETTS PATTERSON & MINES.

Lexington Insurance Company & National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA, Defendants, represented by Jeffrey David Laveson , CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN, Linda Blohm Clapham , CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN & Rory Cosgrove , CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN.

Maryland Casualty Company & Zurich American Insurance Company, for itself and as sucessor by merger with Maine Bonding & Casualty Company, Defendants, represented by Justin Sean Landreth , SELMAN BREITMAN LLP & Peter J. Mintzer , SELMAN BRIETMAN LLP.

Munich Reinsurance America Inc, formerly known as American Reinsurance Company and as reinsurer to Commercial Standard Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Sally E. Metteer , WILSON, SMITH, COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

National Surety Corporation, Defendant, represented by Jodi Ann McDougall , COZEN O'CONNOR, Katie M. Sluss , COZEN O'CONNOR & Nadia Bugaighis , COZEN O'CONNOR.

North River Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice, Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP & Lauren M. Case , DUANE MORRIS.

Old Republic Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Amy R. Paulus , CLAUSEN MILLER, pro hac vice, Michael L. Duffy , CLAUSEN MILLER, pro hac vice & Michael Edward Ricketts , GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL.

Underwriters at Lloyds London & Certain London Market Companies, subscribing to various London Market policies as follows (see Second Amended Complaint), Defendants, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice & Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP.

Westport Insurance Corporation, successor in interest Employers Reinsurance Corporation and as successor to Puritan Insurance Company fka Manhattan Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Robin Craig , CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP, pro hac vice & Sally E. Metteer , WILSON, SMITH, COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Employers Insurance of Wausau, formerly known as Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Defendant, represented by Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING, Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP, pro hac vice & Bryan M. Barber , pro hac vice.

Safeco Insurance Company of America, Defendant, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice, Lauren M. Case , DUANE MORRIS & Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP.

United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Defendant, represented by Edward R. Glady , SANDERS + PARKS, PC, pro hac vice, J. Steven Sparks , SANDERS + PARKS, PC, pro hac vice & Scott M. Stickney , WILSON SMITH COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Steven Soha , SOHA & LANG PS.

Century Indemnity Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Misty Anne Edmundson , SOHA & LANG PS & Steven Soha , SOHA & LANG PS.

Munich Reinsurance America Inc, formerly known as American Re-Insurance Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Sally E. Metteer , WILSON, SMITH, COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Travelers Indemnity Company, Counter Defendant, represented by Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, Counter Claimant, represented by Curt H. Feig , NICOLL BLACK & FEIG PLLC.

King County, a Washington municipal corporation, Counter Defendant, represented by John Hagan , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Laura Veith , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Martha Rodriguez-Lopez , K&L GATES LLP, Meredith Bateman , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Michael J. Lynch , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, Paul E. Del Vecchio , K&L GATES LLP, pro hac vice, John Craig Bjorkman , K&L GATES LLP, Douglas J. Simmons , K&L GATES LLP, Laura Veith , K&L GATES LLP & Meredith Bateman , K&L GATES LLP.

Providence Washington Insurance Company, a Rhode Island corporation, Counter Claimant, represented by David W. Howenstine , LANE POWELL PC & David M. Schoeggl , LANE POWELL PC.

Travelers Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Twin City Fire Insurance Company & New England Re-Insurance Company, ThirdParty Defendants, represented by Curt H. Feig , NICOLL BLACK & FEIG PLLC.

American Re-Insurance Co., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Bruce H. Winkelman , CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP, pro hac vice & Sally E. Metteer , WILSON, SMITH, COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Commercial Ins. Co. of Newark, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Timothy B. Fitzgerald , MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC.

The Continental Ins. Co., Continental Casualty Company, Phoenix Assurance Company of New York & Pacific Ins. Co., ThirdParty Defendants, represented by Claire Martirosian , MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC & Timothy B. Fitzgerald , MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC.

Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Bryan M. Barber , pro hac vice & Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING.

Travelers Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, Cross Claimant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Providence Washington Insurance Company, a Rhode Island corporation & Providence Washington Insurance Company, Cross Defendants, represented by David W. Howenstine , LANE POWELL PC & David M. Schoeggl , LANE POWELL PC.

Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Curt H. Feig , NICOLL BLACK & FEIG PLLC.

Travelers Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, Counter Claimant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co., ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Bryan M. Barber & Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING.

Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co., Counter Claimant, represented by Bryan M. Barber & Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING.

Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co., Cross Claimant, represented by Bryan M. Barber & Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING.

Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co., Cross Defendant, represented by Bryan M. Barber & Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING.

Century Indemnity Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Misty Anne Edmundson , SOHA & LANG PS & Steven Soha , SOHA & LANG PS.

Travelers Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, Counter Defendant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

The Continental Ins. Co., Counter Claimant, represented by Claire Martirosian , MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC & Timothy B. Fitzgerald , MCNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC.

Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a Connecticut corporation, Counter Defendant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

General Insurance Company of America & Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP & Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP.

National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA & Lexington Insurance Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Jeffrey David Laveson , CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN & Linda Blohm Clapham , CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN.

Old Republic Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Amy R. Paulus , CLAUSEN MILLER, pro hac vice, Michael L. Duffy , CLAUSEN MILLER, pro hac vice, Michael Edward Ricketts , GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL, Amy R. Paulus , CLAUSEN MILLER & Michael L. Duffy , CLAUSEN MILLER.

Underwriters at Lloyds London, Certain London Market Companies, subscribing to various London Market policies as follows (see Second Amended Complaint) & North River Insurance Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice, Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP, Lauren M. Case , DUANE MORRIS & Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP.

Zurich American Insurance Company & Maryland Casualty Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Justin Sean Landreth , SELMAN BREITMAN LLP & Peter J. Mintzer , SELMAN BRIETMAN LLP.

New England Insurance Company, New England Reinsurance Corporation, Twin City Fire Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company & Hartford Accident andIndemnity Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Curt H. Feig , NICOLL BLACK & FEIG PLLC, Jocelyn Cornbleet , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK & DUNNE LLC, Paul Parker , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK DUNNE LLC, Stacy S. Freel , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK DUNNE LLC & Wayne Karbal , KARBAL COHEN ECONOMOU SILK & DUNNE LLC.

Federal Insurance Company, Financial American Property and Casualty Insurance Company & Ace Property & Casualty Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Misty Anne Edmundson , SOHA & LANG PS & Steven Soha , SOHA & LANG PS.

National Surety Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Jodi Ann McDougall , COZEN O'CONNOR & Nadia Bugaighis , COZEN O'CONNOR.

Affiliated FM Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Steven Wade Edmiston , BRACEPOINT LAW PS, John E. Delascio , HINSHAW & CULBERTSON, pro hac vice, BRACEPOINT LAW PS & Scott M. Seaman , HINSHAW & CULBERTSON, pro hac vice.

Westport Insurance Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Robin Craig , CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP, pro hac vice, Sally E. Metteer , WILSON, SMITH, COCHRAN & DICKERSON & Robin Craig , CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP.

Great American Insurance Company & Great American Insurance Company of New York, Cross Defendants, represented by Colleen A. Cassidy , DUANE MORRIS, pro hac vice, William J. Baron , DUANE MORRIS, pro hac vice, Joseph D. Hampton , BETTS PATTERSON & MINES, Kathryn Naegeli Boling , BETTS PATTERSON & MINES, Colleen A. Cassidy , DUANE MORRIS & William J. Baron , DUANE MORRIS.

Employers Insurance of Wausau, Cross Defendant, represented by Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING, Bryan M. Barber , pro hac vice, Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP, pro hac vice, Bryan M. Barber & Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP.

Travelers Indemnity Company & Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Cross Defendants, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Employers Insurance of Wausau, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING, Bryan M. Barber , pro hac vice & Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP, pro hac vice.

Employers Insurance of Wausau, Cross Claimant, represented by Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING, Bryan M. Barber , pro hac vice, Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP, pro hac vice, Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP & Bryan M. Barber .

Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a Connecticut corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Employers Insurance of Wausau, Counter Claimant, represented by Bryan M. Barber , pro hac vice, Andrea Holburn Bernarding , LAW OFFICE OF ANDREA HOLBURN BERNARDING, Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP, pro hac vice, Laurie Emerson Barber , BARBER LAW GROUP & Bryan M. Barber .

Providence Washington Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by David W. Howenstine , LANE POWELL PC & David M. Schoeggl , LANE POWELL PC.

Great American Insurance Company & Great American Insurance Company of New York, Counter Claimants, represented by Colleen A. Cassidy , DUANE MORRIS, William J. Baron , DUANE MORRIS, pro hac vice, Joseph D. Hampton , BETTS PATTERSON & MINES & Kathryn Naegeli Boling , BETTS PATTERSON & MINES.

Zurich American Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Justin Sean Landreth , SELMAN BREITMAN LLP & Peter J. Mintzer , SELMAN BRIETMAN LLP.

Travelers Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Zurich American Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Justin Sean Landreth , SELMAN BREITMAN LLP & Peter J. Mintzer , SELMAN BRIETMAN LLP.

Providence Washington Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by David W. Howenstine , LANE POWELL PC & David M. Schoeggl , LANE POWELL PC.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company & General Insurance Company of America, Counter Claimants, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP & Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP.

North River Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP & Lauren M. Case , DUANE MORRIS.

Travelers Indemnity Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Munich Reinsurance America Inc, Cross Defendant, represented by Sally E. Metteer , WILSON, SMITH, COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Safeco Insurance Company of America, Cross Defendant, represented by Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP, Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice & Lauren M. Case , DUANE MORRIS.

Zurich American Insurance Company, for itself and as sucessor by merger with Maine Bonding & Casualty Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Justin Sean Landreth , SELMAN BREITMAN LLP & Peter J. Mintzer , SELMAN BRIETMAN LLP.

Century Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Misty Anne Edmundson , SOHA & LANG PS.

United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Cross Defendant, represented by J. Steven Sparks , SANDERS + PARKS, PC, pro hac vice, Scott M. Stickney , WILSON SMITH COCHRAN & DICKERSON & Edward R. Glady , SANDERS + PARKS, PC, pro hac vice.

Travelers Indemnity Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Everett W. Jack, Jr. , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, Nancy Anne Brownstein , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE & Steven P. Caplow , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE.

Affiliated FM Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Steven Wade Edmiston , BRACEPOINT LAW PS, John E. Delascio , HINSHAW & CULBERTSON, pro hac vice, Michael P. Hooks , BRACEPOINT LAW PS & Scott M. Seaman , HINSHAW & CULBERTSON, pro hac vice.

Safeco Insurance Company of America, Counter Claimant, represented by Brian A. Kelly , DUANE MORRIS, LLP, pro hac vice, Lauren M. Case , DUANE MORRIS & Jessica Bohl , DUANE MORRIS LLP.


ORDER

Having conducted a telephonic discovery conference on January 2, 2018, at which Plaintiff was represented by Paul Del Vechhio and Defendant Chubb Companies was represented by Steven Soha, and having reviewed the parties' briefing (Dkt. 625) and the relevant legal authority submitted thereafter...

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