Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Pacific Indemnity Co.

OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

This opinion represents our latest effort to resolve the various issues in this declaratory judgment action. The dispute is over the obligations of the various parties under insurance policies issued by them and covering the W.T. Grant Company. The insured is a defendant in a large personal injury suit in the state court, which recently culminated in a large verdict for the plaintiff there.

We are now confronted with cross-motions for summary judgment by the plaintiff Liberty Mutual and defendant American Home. The parties have briefed the issues, and because we…