Anthem Electronics, Inc. v. Pacific Employers Insurance Company, a California Corporation Federal Insurance Company, an Indiana Corporation

OPINION

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to decide whether, under California law, the plaintiffs general liability insurance policies required the defendants, two insurance companies, to defend their insured against a negligence and breach of contract suit brought by a third party. The district court granted summary judgment to the insurers. Because the complaint at issue clearly raised the possibility that the claims against the insured would be covered under the insurance policies, we reverse, grant partial summary judgnent to the plaintiff, and remand.

I. Background

In April 1991,…