EMCASCO Insurance Company v. Van Dyken Drilling, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY AND EMPLOYERYS CV-23-62-BU-JTJ MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. VAN DYKEN DRILLING, INC., Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION On September 12, 2023, Plaintiffs Emcasco Ins. Co. and Employers Mutual Casualty Co. (collectively, “EMC”) filed this declaratory judgment action against Defendant Van Dyken Drilling, Inc. (“Van Dyken”) seeking a declaration that they have no duty to defend or indemnify Van Dyken, a third-party defendant, in an underlying state court action…