Legal Opinion
National Union Fire Insurance v. Simpson Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided November 7, 2011No. Civ. No. 11-00254 ACK-RLPPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS
ALAN C. KAY, Senior District Judge.
I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1
Invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction, Plaintiff National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, has filed a complaint for declaratory relief. (Compl. ¶ 7, ECF No. 1; see also Am. Compl. ¶ 7, ECF No. 35.2) National Union seeks, among other things, a declaration that it need not defend or indemnify Defendants Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc., Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc., and Honolulu Wood Treating LLC (collectively “the Simpson parties”) in four state-court actions. (Am.…
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