Industrial Indemnity Co. v. Pacific Maritime Ass'n

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment 1 declaring that it had a duty to defend a longshoreman’s employment discrimination claim against defendant (PMA). The claim included allegations that the longshoreman (Hill) was intentionally discriminated against because of his race. We reverse.

Plaintiff, whose home office is in California, issued, in California, a standard comprehensive general liability policy to PMA, a California corporation and an association of 120 steamship, stevedore and terminal companies that operate in Oregon, Washington and California. The companies do not hire longshoremen…