Snohomish County v. Allied World National Assurance Co.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY SNOHOMISH- COUNTY AND DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, U.S. District Court Judge

I. Introduction

This matter is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment between Plaintiff Snohomish County (“the County”) and Defendant The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (“ICSOP”). The dispute centers around whether ICSOP owed a duty to defend the County against a series of lawsuits' in the wake of a catastrophic landslide in 2014.

Having reviewed the parties’…