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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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STIPULATION RE: DISMISSAL 

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LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

G. Andrew Lundberg (SBN 108509) 

633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 

Los Angeles, California 90071-2007 

Telephone: (213) 485-1234 

Facsimile: (213) 891-8763 

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

John D. Minton (SBN 223823) 

140 Scott Drive 

Menlo Park, California 94025 

Telephone: (650) 328-4600 

Facsimile: (650) 463-2600 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs NETSCAPE 

COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 

AND AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS 

CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, and 

AMERICA ONLINE, INC., a Delaware 

corporation, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., a 

Pennsylvania corporation, and DOES 1 through 

50,

 Defendants. 

CASE No. C 05-01601 RMW 

STIPULATION RE: DISMISSAL OF 

ACTION; [] ORDER 

*E-FILED - 6/28/07*

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STIPULATION

The parties hereto, through their respective undersigned counsel of record, are agreed and 

hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. The parties now have pending between them two actions arising out of a 

dispute over insurance coverage for the same underlying claim: 

(a) National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. and American 

International Specialty Lines Insurance Company v. Netscape Communications Corporation and 

America Online, Inc., Case No. 05 CV 3163 (DAB) (the “New York Action”), filed March 23, 

2005; and 

(b) this action (the “California action”), filed in state court on April 1, 2005 

and removed to this Court on April 18, 2005. 

2. On April 18, 2005, the plaintiffs in the instant California Action, Netscape 

Communications Corporation (“Netscape”) and America Online, Inc. (“AOL”), filed a motion in 

the New York Action to dismiss, stay or transfer the New York Action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 12(b)(3) and (6) and 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (the “New York Transfer Motion”). 

3. On May 12, 2005, defendant in the instant California action (and plaintiff 

in the New York Action) National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. (“National 

Union”) filed a motion in this action to transfer venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (the 

“California Transfer Motion”). 

4. In anticipation of a ruling on the New York Transfer Motion, in July 2005 

the parties stipulated in this action to a stay of all proceedings herein, which stay the Court 

entered by its order of July 8, 2005. The New York Transfer Motion has been fully briefed since 

April 2005, but has not been decided. 

5. The parties have now entered into a settlement resolving all of their 

disputes in connection with this action. 

6. Accordingly, the parties request that this Court enter its order dismissing 

this action, and all claims, defenses and counterclaims included therein, with prejudice and 

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without right of appeal or other review, with each party to bear its own costs, attorneys’ fees and 

other expenses in connection with this matter. 

SO STIPULATED: 

Dated: June 5, 2007 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

 G. Andrew Lundberg 

 John D. Minton 

By /s/ 

John D. Minton 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs NETSCAPE 

COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND 

AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 

Dated: June 4, 2007 NIXON PEABODY LLP 

 Mitchell A. Stearn 

 Kevin M. Grace 

By /s/ 

Kevin M. Grace 

Attorneys for Defendant NATIONAL UNION 

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

PITTSBURGH, PA. 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X(B), I attest that concurrence in 

the filing of this document has been obtained from its signatory. 

Dated: June 5, 2007 

 /s/ 

John D. Minton 

ORDER

Good cause therefore appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

 United States District Judge 

6/28/07

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