Spada v. Unigard Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM*
George and Marietta Spada (the “Spadas”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Unigard Insurance Company (“Unigard”). Three issues are presented: (1) whether Unigard had a duty to defend the Spadas against directives issued by the City of Portland (the “City”); (2) whether Unigard’s duty to defend related to the underlying action extended to the Spadas’ affirmative claims; and (3) whether Unigard had the duty to indemnify the Spadas for the costs of remediating their property. Because we conclude that the district court erred, we reverse and remand for…
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