Crawford Laboratories, Inc. v. St. Paul Insurance

Plaintiff, Crawford Laboratories, Inc. (Crawford), filed a declaratory judgment action against its liability insurance company defendant, St. Paul Insurance Company of Illinois (St. Paul), to determine the rights of the parties under a commercial general liability policy (CGL) issued by St. Paul to Crawford. Crawford sought a declaration that St. Paul was obligated to defend and indemnify Crawford for costs and attorney fees incurred in defending an action filed against Crawford by As You Sow (AYS), in the superior court of Marin County, California. The parties cross-moved for summary…