Legal Opinion
Heydar v. Westport Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 29, 2005No. 04-55262PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Ahmad Heydar appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Westport Insurance Company in Heydar’s action against Westport for refusing to defend and indemnify him on a complaint filed against him. We affirm.(1) The district court did not err when it determined that a claim had been made against Heydar during the 2000-2001 policy period for negligent performance of his professional services1 within the meaning of the policy. On its face, the broadly phrased complaint against him encompassed services he could (and did) perform in the construction of the house in…
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- Helfand v. Nationall Union Fire InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
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