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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE 

CLAIMS AGAINST BIDDEFORD BLANKETS, LLC 

Waller Lansden 

Dortch & Davis, LLP 

William K. Koska (CA State Bar No. 52540) 

WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS, LLP 

520 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 800 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 362-3680 

Facsimile: (213) 362-3679 

William.koska@wallerlaw.com 

Michael K. Stagg (Tenn. Bar No. 017159) 

(appearance pro hac vice) 

WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS, LLP 

511 Union Street, Suite 2700 

Nashville, Tennessee 37219 

Telephone: (615) 244-6380 

Facsimile: (615) 244-6804 

Michael.stagg@wallerlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

BIDDEFORD BLANKETS, LLC 

Ann E. McIntire (CA State Bar No. 186925) 

PIERCE & WEISS, LLP 

451 W. Lincoln Ave. 

Anaheim, CA 92805 

Telephone: (714) 778-5038 

Facsimile: (714) 778-1467 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

SUNBEAM CORPORATION; 

BIDDEFORD TEXTILE CORPORATION 

(DOE 1); BIDDEFORD BLANKETS, LLC 

(DOE 2); and DOES 3-25, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. C05-1974 BZ 

STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER 

DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE 

CLAIMS AGAINST BIDDEFORD 

BLANKETS, LLC 

The Honorable Bernard Zimmerman 

Courtroom G, 15th Floor 

 

 

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STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE 

CLAIMS AGAINST BIDDEFORD BLANKETS, LLC 

Waller Lansden 

Dortch & Davis, LLP 

 Plaintiff Safeco Insurance Company (“Plaintiff” or “Safeco”) and Defendant 

Biddeford Blankets, LLC (“Biddeford”) having agreed and stipulated, and the Court 

finding good cause therefore, it is hereby ordered that: 

 1. Plaintiff’s claims against Biddeford are hereby dismissed with prejudice 

under Rule 41(a), for a mutual waiver of costs and fees between the parties. 

Accordingly, Biddeford is hereby dismissed with prejudice as a party from this case. 

 2. Plaintiff continues to prosecute this action against co-defendant 

Biddeford Textile Corp. (“Textile”), and, believing that it has served process as of 

December 29, 2006 on Textile, will file a return of service shortly. 

 3. Each party to the dismissal shall bear its own costs and fees. 

Stipulated and Submitted for Approval: 

 ____/s/_____________________ 

 Michael K. Stagg 

 Attorneys for Defendant Biddeford Blankets, LLC 

 

 

 ___/s/_____________________ 

 Ann E. McIntire 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff Safeco Insurance Company 

 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ________________ __________________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

PROOF OF SERVICE

January 24, 2007

Defendant Biddeford Blankets, LLC having been dismissed with prejudice from the case, 

Biddeford Blankets, LLC's motion for summary judgment is DENIED as moot. The Feburary 21, 2007 hearing 

on the motion is VACATED. Instead, a status conference shall be held on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. 

in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. 

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STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE 

CLAIMS AGAINST BIDDEFORD BLANKETS, LLC 

Waller Lansden 

Dortch & Davis, LLP 

State of Tennessee ) 

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County of Davidson ) 

 I am a resident of the State of Tennessee, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the 

within action. My business address is 511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville, Tennessee 37219. On 

January 23, 2007, I served the foregoing document described as: STIPULATION AND AGREED 

ORDER DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE CLAIMS AGAINST BIDDEFORD 

BLANKETS, LLC on the interested parties by filing it on the Court’s Electronic Filing System 

through which it was sent to all parties. 

 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Tennessee that the above is true 

and correct. 

 Executed on January 23, 2007, at Nashville, Tennessee. 

 /s/ __________________________________________ 

Beth A. McCullough 

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