Legal Opinion

Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

District Court, S.D. California

Decided January 24, 2007No. 06CV2377IEG(NLS)PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER (1) DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO TRANSFER AND (2) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GONZALEZ, Chief Judge.

Presently before the Court is Liberty Mutual’s (“defendant”) motion to transfer the case to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Doc. Nos.8-9), and Costco Wholesale’s (“plaintiff’) motion for partial summary judgment on its claim for breach of the contractual duty to defend (Doc. No. 10).

A. Factual Background

1. CDS Agreement

Plaintiff, along with The Price Company (“Price”), owns and operates a nationwide warehouse…

2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. In Re Volkswagen Ag Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

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