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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT TO STAY 

ENTIRE ACTION PENDING ARBITRATION

Robert E. Moss, Jr. (#146419) 

Raoul A. Renaud (#087629) 

VISION SERVICE PLAN 

3333 Quality Drive 

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 

Tel: (916) 851-5151 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Vision Service Plan 

ROSS, DIXON & BELL, LLP 

Terrence R. McInnis (#155416) 

tmcinnis@rdblaw.com

5 Park Plaza, Suite 1200 

Irvine, CA 92614-8592 

Telephone: (949) 622-2700 

Facsimile: (949) 622-2739 

Attorneys for Defendants Federal Insurance 

Company, Chubb & Son, Chubb Group of Insurance 

Companies, and The Chubb Corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VISION SERVICE PLAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 

CHUBB & SON, CHUBB GROUP OF 

INSURANCE COMPANIES, and THE 

CHUBB CORPORATION, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-01490-LKK-GGH 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY 

ENTIRE ACTION PENDING 

ARBITRATION AND DISMISSAL OF 

CHUBB PARTIES 

The parties to the above-captioned civil action (the “Action”), by and through their 

undersigned attorneys, hereby submit this Stipulation and Agreement to Stay the Entire Action 

pending arbitration for the Court’s approval: 

WHEREAS: 

A. Plaintiff Vision Service Plan (“VSP”) filed this Action against Defendants Federal 

Insurance Company, Chubb & Son, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, and The Chubb 

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Corporation, alleging breach of an insurance contract (duty to defend and duty to indemnify), and 

seeks declarations concerning the contractual rights and obligations of the parties thereto. 

B. The policy of insurance at issue is that certain Not for Profit Organization Liability 

Policy, No. 7931-98-01-C, issued to VSP for the policy period of January 9, 2001 to January 9, 

2002 (the “Policy”). 

C. Endorsement No. 1 to the Policy states, 

“It is agreed that the policy is amended by adding the following section: 

9. this policy shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of 

California. Any dispute between the Insureds and the Company relating to the 

policy shall be submitted to binding arbitration in the state of California, 

including but not limited to, claims sounding in contract or tort. The Insureds 

and the Company submit to the jurisdiction of the state. The rules of the 

American Arbitration Association shall apply except with respect to the 

selection of the arbitration panel. The panel shall consist of one independent 

legal counsel selected by the Insureds, one independent legal counsel selected 

by the Company, and a third independent legal counsel selected by the first two 

arbiters.” 

 

D. Defendant Federal Insurance Company brought a Motion to Stay the Action 

pending arbitration, citing the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 3, and the terms of the 

arbitration provision in the Policy, which motion is set for hearing on October 24, 2005. 

E. Defendants Chubb & Son, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, and The Chubb 

Corporation (collectively hereafter the “Chubb Parties”) contend that they are not proper parties 

to the Action, and are not parties to the Policy. 

F. The Chubb Parties brought a Motion to Dismiss on various grounds, which motion 

is set for hearing on October 24, 2005. Plaintiff intends to oppose the motion on the grounds, 

inter alia, that further discovery is required. 

Without waiver of rights, but in the interests of judicial economy, however, the parties 

stipulate and agree to the following: 

1. It is STIPULATED that this entire action be STAYED pending arbitration 

between Plaintiff and Defendant Federal Insurance Company, and the pending 

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Motion to Stay by Defendant Federal Insurance Company and Motion to Dismiss 

of the Chubb Parties shall be taken off calendar at this time as moot. 

2. It is further STIPULATED that Defendants Chubb & Son, Chubb Group of 

Insurance Companies, and The Chubb Corporation be and hereby are DISMISSED 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Any applicable statutes of limitation or other timerelated defenses with respect to any claims or defenses Plaintiff may have against 

the Chubb Parties, or the Chubb Parties may have against Plaintiff, shall be tolled 

from the date the Complaint in this Action was filed, until thirty (30) days after the 

stay in this Action is lifted or this Action is otherwise dismissed, whichever is 

earlier. 

3. It is further STIPULATED that Federal is the proper party to respond to the claims 

being asserted in the Complaint in this Action, and Federal will not assert as a 

defense to those claims, or any judgment entered thereon, that one of the Chubb 

Parties is or should be liable in its place. 

4. It is further STIPULATED that any final award or determination by the arbitrators 

in the arbitration between Plaintiff and Federal Insurance Company shall be 

binding on Plaintiff and Federal in any further proceedings in this Action or any 

related action (subject to any right to appeal as allowed by law), and Plaintiff shall 

not attempt to re-litigate, as against any of the Chubb Parties, the matters decided 

in the arbitration. 

5. It is further STIPULATED that the current Scheduling Order in this case is 

VACATED. 

6. The Parties shall report to the Court promptly after the conclusion of the 

arbitration or settlement of this matter. 

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Dated: September _____, 2005 Respectfully Submitted, 

VISION SERVICE PLAN 

SIGNATURE ON ORIGINAL 

Robert E. Moss, Jr. 

Attorney for Plaintiff Vision Service Plan

Dated: September _____, 2005 ROSS, DIXON & BELL, LLP 

SIGNATURE ON ORIGINAL 

Terrence R. McInnis 

Attorney for Defendants Federal Insurance 

Company, Chubb & Son, Chubb Group of 

Insurance Companies, and The Chubb 

Corporation

Pursuant to the parties stipulation and good cause appearing, the above-captioned case is 

STAYED. The Clerk is directed to administratively close the case. The parties are directed 

to inform the court within ten days of the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings. 

DATED: October 11, 2005 /s/Lawrence K. Karlton

Lawrence K. Karlton 

Senior Judge 

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