United States Fire Insurance Company v. Greater Missoula Family YMCA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CV 19-21-M-DWM COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counter- Defendant, ORDER vs. , GREATER MISSOULA FAMILY YMCA, Defendant/Counter- Claimant. Although US Fire originally filed this declaratory action, it forced YMCA to litigate to obtain coverage. An award of attorneys’ fees is therefore appropriate. See Min. W. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Brewer,

69 P.3d 652, 655

(Mont. 2003); Riordan v. St. Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.,

589 F.3d 999, 1007

(9th Cir. 2009); Boulter v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.,

321 F. Supp. 3d…