Penn-Star Insurance Company v. Zenith Insurance Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA § PENN-STAR INSURANCE COMPANY, § § Plaintiff, § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:18-cv-1319-LHR- § EPG ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY, § § Defendant. § § § MEMORANDUM AND OPINION The parties in this case are two insurance companies that shared the costs of defending and settling a state-court action arising from a fatal collision between a tractor and automobile in Kern County, California. The plaintiff, Penn-Star Insurance Company, seeks to recover its share of the costs from the defendant, Zenith Insurance Company, on the ground…