Houston Casualty Company v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY, 11 Plaintiff, No. C 18-06147 WHA 12 v. 13 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE ORDER RE MOTION FOR COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, et al., SUMMARY JUDGMENT, 14 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO Defendants. FILE UNDER SEAL, AND 15 VACATING HEARING 16 INTRODUCTION 17 In this insurance action, this order finds that the primary carrier breached its duty of good 18 faith and fair dealing by refusing to settle within policy limits or so a reasonable jury could 19 find based on this record. 20 STATEMENT 21…