Staefa Control-System Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.

OPINION

PATEL, District Judge.

This diversity action was brought by plaintiff, Staefa Control System, Inc. (“Staefa”), against defendants, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company (collectively “St. Paul”), seeking a declaratory judgment that St. Paul has a duty to defend and indemnify Staefa in an underlying tort action. In addition, Staefa alleges that St. Paul’s failure to defend Staefa amounts to breach of insurance contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and seeks both actual and punitive damages.

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