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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

NOT FOR CITATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT

AMERICA INC.

Plaintiff, No. C 04-0492 PJH

v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE 

COMPANY; and AMERICAN

INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendants.

_______________________________/

The parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment came on for hearing on November

16, 2005 before this court. Plaintiff Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (“Sony”)

appeared through its counsel, Martin H. Myers, and defendant American International

Specialty Lines Insurance Company (“AISLIC”) appeared through its counsel, Thomas H.

Sloan. Having read all the papers submitted and carefully considered the relevant legal

authority, the court hereby GRANTS defendant AISLIC’s motion for summary judgment and

DENIES plaintiff Sony’s motion for partial summary judgment, for the reasons stated at the

hearing, and as follows. 

BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

In 2001, AISLIC sold Sony a “Multimedia Professional Liability Policy” covering liability

for certain specified “wrongful acts,” provided such acts arose and were tendered during the

period covering July 1, 2001 through July 1, 2002. See Declaration of Norman Rafsol in

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Support of AISLIC’s Motion for Summary Judgment (“Rafsol Decl.”), Ex. C.

In July 2002, Sony was sued in state court in two class actions (the Kim/Kaen actions),

in which the class plaintiffs alleged that Sony’s Playstation 2s (“PS2"s) suffered from a design

defect that rendered them unable to play DVDs and certain game discs. See Declaration of

Jennifer Liu in Support of Sony’s Motion for Summary Judgment (“Liu Decl.”), Exs. A-B. 

Specifically, the Kim/Kaen complaints alleged causes of action for breach of warranty,

negligent misrepresentation, unfair business practices (Cal. Bus. & Professions Code §

17200), and false advertising (Cal. Bus. & Professions Code § 17500), among other claims. 

Id. 

Sony tendered the Kim/Kaen claims to AISLIC for coverage pursuant to the AISLIC

policy. On June 17, 2003, AISLIC denied coverage. 

B. Insurance Policy 

1. Provisions

The AISLIC policy has the following relevant provisions:

Wrongful Act: AISLIC agrees to pay “for each wrongful act or series of continuous,

related or repeated wrongful act(s)...”. See Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00102 (Policy,

Declarations). “‘Wrongful act’ means the following committed by the insured in the business of

the insured: ... (g) defective advice, incitement, or negligent publication, including bodily injury

or property damage or death arising out of the foregoing.” See Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00122-

23 (Policy, section VII (Definitions)). 

2. Exclusions

Certain exclusions have also been singled out in the policy.

First, the AISLIC policy excludes coverage for any claim “arising out of ... unfair or

deceptive business practices including but not limited to, violations of any local, state or

federal consumer protection laws...”. Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00105-109 (Policy, section II

(Exclusion C)).

Second, the policy also excludes coverage for any claim “alleging or arising out of a

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1 Both parties have also concurrently filed: (1) objections to evidence; (2) a request

for judicialnotice of certainpreviously docketed declarations (AISLIC only); and (3) a request for

administrative leave to file certain documents under seal (AISLIC only). The court hereby: (1)

OVERRULES the parties’ objections to evidence; (2) DENIES AISLIC’s request to take judicial

notice as the prior filings in this case are not an appropriate subject to be judicially noticed,

however, the court considers those documents again here as they could properly have been efiled in conjunction with the current briefing; and (3) GRANTS AISLIC’s request to file certain

documents under seal, with the exception ofAISLIC’s brief, whichthe court declines to file under

seal.

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breach of any express warranties, representations or guarantees.” Id. (Policy, section II

(Exclusion J)). 

Finally, the policy excludes coverage for any claim “arising out of false advertising or

misrepresentation in advertising.” Id. (Policy, section II (Exclusion P)). Significantly, however,

this exclusion has an important “exception”, which provides: “However, we will defend suits

alleging any of the foregoing conduct until there is a judgment, final adjudication, adverse

admission or finding of fact against you as to such conduct at which time you shall reimburse

us for claim expense...”. Id.

C. Procedural History

On February 5, 2004, Sony filed the instant action against AISLIC (along with several

other insurers), alleging that AISLIC had improperly refused to tender a defense to Sony in the

Kim/Kaen actions. Specifically, Sony asserts five causes of action against AISLIC: (1) breach

of contract for failure to defend Sony; (2) breach of contract for failure to indemnify Sony; (3)

breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (4) declaratory relief as to

AISLIC’s duty to defend Sony; and (5) declaratory relief as to AISLIC’s duty to indemnify Sony. 

Both parties now move for summary judgment. Sony seeks summary judgment on the

duty to defend claims only (first and fourth causes of action), and AISLIC seeks summary

judgment as to all five claims.1 

DISCUSSION

A. Legal Standard

1. Summary Judgment

Summary judgment is appropriate when the evidence shows there is no genuine issue

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of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P.

56(c); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 (1986). 

2. Duty to Defend

An insurance carrier’s duty to defend its insured from a third-party lawsuit extends

broadly to require that the carrier defend all suits which even potentially seek damages that

are within the scope of the policy. Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court, 6 Cal.4th 287,

299 (1993); see also, e.g., Lebas Fashion Imports v. ITT Hartford Ins. Grp., 50 Cal. App. 4th

548, 5567 (1996) (duty to defend may only be excused “when third-party complaint can by no

conceivable theory raise a single issue which would bring it within the policy coverage.”). In

evaluating whether coverage under the policy – and a corresponding duty to defend – exists,

the insurance carrier must base its decision on the facts presented to it at the time of tender. 

Gunderson, 37 Cal. App. 4th at 1114; Montrose, 6 Cal.4th at 295. The carrier must consider

the allegations raised in the third-party complaint and any extrinsic evidence presented by the

insured. Anthem Electronics, Inc. v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co., 302 F.3d 1049, 1054-55 (9th

Cir. 2002) (citations omitted). 

B. Coverage Under the AISLIC Policy

With these principles in mind, the first issue to be decided in determining AISLIC’s duty

to defend is whether the AISLIC policy, in its affirmative coverage provisions, covers the

claims asserted in the Kim/Kaen complaints. See, e.g., Palmer v. Truck Ins. Exch., 21 Cal. 4th

1109, 1115-16 (1999) (coverage determined by comparing allegations of third party

complaint with coverage language of policy). Sony asserts that it does, arguing that the

Kim/Kaen claims are covered under the “negligent publication” definition for “wrongful acts.” 

AISLIC, by contrast, disputes the meaning given to the term “negligent publication” by Sony,

and argues that the Kim/Kaen complaints do not allege claims for “negligent publication” as

the term should properly be understood, thereby prohibiting coverage.

The court’s determination of coverage can therefore be distilled into two inquiries: (1)

the proper meaning to be given the term “negligent publication” under the policy; and (2)

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whether the Kim/Kaen complaints allege claims for “negligent publication,” as properly

defined. 

1. “Negligent Publication”

The AISLIC policy obligates AISLIC to provide coverage for claims alleging Sony’s

“defective advice, incitement, or negligent publication, including bodily injury or property

damage or death arising out of the foregoing.” See Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00123 (Policy,

section VII (Definitions))(emphasis added). The policy does not, in and of itself, provide a

definition for “negligent publication.” Sony contends that the term has a plain meaning and

should be read to mean simply the “communication of information to the public, lacking or

exhibiting a lack of due care or concern.” AISLIC, by contrast, argues that the term cannot be

construed so broadly, and really refers to a category of torts that typically seek redress for

bodily injury or harm. 

The interpretation of insurance policies follows the general rules of contract

interpretation. See MacKinnon v. Truck Ins. Exch., 31 Cal. 4th 635, 647 (2003); Waller v.

Truck Insurance Exch., Inc., 11 Cal. 4th 1, 18 (1995). Contract interpretation is based on the

premise that it must give effect to the mutual intention of the parties. See MacKinnon, 31 Cal.

4th at 647. This intent, if possible, should be inferred solely from the written provisions of the

contract, as interpreted in their “ordinary and popular sense.” Id. at 648. An exception to this

“ordinary and popular” rule arises, however, where the parties have used a given term in a

“technical sense” or where a “special meaning” is given to a term “by usage.” Id. In that case,

the term should be read with reference to that special meaning or technical sense, and

extrinsic evidence is allowed in to support such a reading. Id. If the term is capable of more

than one meaning, it is ambiguous, and the court must resolve the ambiguity. 

Applying these rules, the term “negligent publication” should be read according to its

plain meaning – i.e., in light of its “clear and explicit” meaning, under its ordinary and popular

sense – unless the term is used by the parties in a technical sense or a special meaning is

given to it by usage. There is no evidence here that the parties attached any technical or

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special meaning to the term “negligent publication” in the AISLIC policy; accordingly, its plain

meaning should apply. 

To arrive at the term’s plain meaning, Sony urges the court to reference the dictionary

definitions of the words ”negligent” and “publication,” and string them together to arrive at a

definition for “negligent publication” that means “communication of information to the public,

lacking or exhibiting a lack of due care or concern.” Sony is correct that, under the plain

meanings ascribed to it by the dictionary, the term “negligent publication” has such a meaning. 

Moreover, such a reading is, at first blush, a plausible reading of the term as it is used in the

AISLIC policy. 

This conclusion, however, does not resolve the issue. For in interpreting the plain

meaning of a policy provision, the court must construe the language of the policy “in the

context of that instrument as a whole, and in the circumstances of the case...”. See, e.g., ACL

Technologies, Inc. v. Northbrook Property and Casualty Ins. Co., 17 Cal. App. 4th 1773, 1785

(1993); see also MacKinnon v. Truck Ins. Exch., 31 Cal. 4th 635, 649 (2003) (“Although

examination of various dictionary definitions of a word will no doubt be useful, such

examination does not necessarily yield the “ordinary and popular” sense of the word if it

disregards the policy’s context.”). Here, the context of the policy as a whole and the

circumstances of the case indicate that the term “negligent publication” cannot be read as

broadly as Sony urges. 

First, Sony itself admits that under the broad definition for “negligent publication” that it

advocates, the term necessarily covers claims for negligent misrepresentation and false

advertising. Indeed, Sony must concede that point, for the dictionary definition upon which it

bases its interpretation of the term bears a striking resemblance to the ordinary legal

definition of negligent misrepresentation. See, e.g., Black’s Law Dictionary 1016 (7th ed.

1999) (Defining “negligent misrepresentation” as “a careless or inadvertent false statement in

circumstances where care should have been taken”). But the AISLIC policy specifically

excludes claims for negligent misrepresentation, as well as claims for false advertising. See

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2 SonylaterarguesthatExclusionPcontains anexceptionthataffirmativelypromises

adefenseforfalseadvertising and misrepresentationclaims,despite the exclusionofsuchclaims

from coverage. As discussed more fully below, Sony’s argument is unpersuasive. The argument

does not change the analysis here, at any rate, since coverage must be determined prior to

referencing any applicable exclusions.

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Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00105-109 (Policy, section II (Exclusion P)). Accordingly, to adopt

Sony’s definition of “negligent publication” is to read into the policy coverage for that which the

policy specifically excludes.2 Such a result would be non-sensical. 

Moreover, analysis of the case law, though it fails to provide a well-established

meaning for the term “negligent publication,” nonetheless indicates that it is not a term that has

generally been accorded the broad definition advanced by Sony. As Sony correctly points

out, the term has been used more narrowly by the Ninth Circuit to refer to tort claims such as

misappropriation and defamation, rather than the false advertising or negligent

misrepresentation claims such as those the parties assert are alleged in the Kim/Kaen

actions. See, e.g., Newcombe v. Adolf Coors Co., 157 F.3d 686, 695 (9th Cir. 1998) (holding

that “a claim for negligent publication is essentially the same as either a claim for

misappropriation or for defamation”). Indeed, as both parties conceded at the hearing, there

is no case that has ever extended the term “negligent publication” to cover claims such as

negligent misrepresentation and false advertising. In sum, existing case law does not support

the expansive definition of the term “negligent publication” that Sony offers. 

Finally, the undisputed evidence also demonstrates that the parties did not intend for

the term “negligent publication” to be construed as broadly as Sony argues. Sony’s broad

dictionary definition of the term would, as stated above, cover the false advertising and

negligent misrepresentation allegations asserted in Kim/Kaen. However, Sony’s own

insurance brokers, as well as the risk-manager for Sony’s affiliated entity, Sony Corporation of

America, testified that they did not believe the AISLIC policy was designed to cover the

Kim/Kaen allegations. See Declaration of Thomas Sloan in Support of AISLIC’s Motion for

Summary Judgment, Ex. B at 164:17-165:14; Ex. C at 22:2-23:7; 110:15-17; 113:10-114:2;

133:3-133:15; see also Declaration of Martin Myers in Support of Sony’s Opposition to

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In so holding,the court alsorejectsas contraryto the express language of the policy

AISLIC’s contention that “negligent publication” should be understood to refer to claims alleging

physical or bodily injury only. Although AISLIC’s counsel disavowed reliance on any such

argument at the hearing, AISLIC contends otherwise in its briefing. 

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Motion for Summary Judgment, Ex. J at 23:2-23; 126:11-14. Although Sony asserts that this

evidence is irrelevant, since Sony never relied on it in making coverage decisions, the court

disagrees. The evidence is relevant to a consideration of the meaning of the term “negligent

publication” in the context of the policy and under the factual circumstances of the case. 

As such, the evidence supports what the cases conclude: that the term “negligent

publication” cannot be broadly defined to mean a “communication” lacking “due care or

concern,” such that the term subsumes within it claims for false advertising and negligent

misrepresentation.3 Rather, the term should be more narrowly construed to refer to that

category of tort claims typified by defamation and misappropriation claims. 

2. Allegations in Kim/Kaen Complaints

Having construed the term “negligent publication,” the next issue for the court is whether

the Kim/Kaen complaints allege claims for “negligent publication.” This determination must be

made by comparing the allegations of the Kim/Kaen complaints with the coverage language

of the policy. See, e.g., Palmer v. Truck Ins. Exch., 21 Cal. 4th 1109, 1115-16 (1999)

(determination of coverage to be made via comparison of third party complaint with policy

provisions). 

Here, none of the Kim/Kaen allegations that Sony relies on can be read to allege

claims for “negligent publication.” The allegations on their face disclose claims for false

advertising, misrepresentation, breach of warranty, and other fraudulent claims, not for

defamation or misappropriation, as negligent publication claims are commonly read to cover. 

See, e.g., Liu Decl., Ex. B at ¶¶ 54-56, 59, 83, 88, 94; Id. at Ex. A at ¶¶ 2-8, 15(a)-(g), 36-44,

56, 61(a)-(c), 62, 71, 78-81. Moreover, read as a whole, it is apparent that the Kim/Kaen

complaints are really alleging product defect claims; fundamentally, plaintiffs’ claims stem from

allegations that the PS2s designed by Sony were inherently defective, and that any advertising

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Indeed,this court’s prior order granting summaryjudgmentinfavorof co-defendant

AmericanHome acknowledged as much. See Order Granting Defendant’s Motionfor Summary

Judgment and Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 8/30/05), at 7. 

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or press publications failing to acknowledge the defect are actionable.4 Since claims alleging

product defect are distinct from claims alleging “negligent publication,” this also counsels

against a finding that the Kim/Kaen complaints allege “negligent publication” claims. 

In short, it simply cannot be said that the Kim/Kaen allegations, which give rise to false

advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and other fraud-based claims, also give rise to the

possibility of coverage under the “negligent publication” provision of AISLIC’s policy, which

relates to claims associated with defamation and misappropriation. As such, coverage for

the Kim/Kaen claims cannot be invoked under the “negligent publication” provision, and no

duty to defend exists under the affirmative coverage provisions of the policy. 

D. Exclusion “P”

Sony next argues that, even if the court finds that the “negligent publication” provision

does not cover the false advertising and misrepresentation claims alleged in the Kim/Kaen

actions, coverage should still be found for these claims under Exclusion P to the policy. 

Exclusion P excludes both false advertising and misrepresentation claims from coverage, but

also contains an “exception” to the exclusion, which states that AISLIC will nonetheless

“defend suits alleging [false advertising or misrepresentation in advertising] until there is a

judgment, final adjudication, adverse admission or finding of fact against [Sony] as to such

conduct...”. See Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00108 (Policy, section II (Exclusion P)). AISLIC argues

that neither Exclusion P, nor the “exception” to Exclusion P, can create coverage since there is

no coverage under the insuring “wrongful act” provisions of the policy. 

AISLIC is correct. An exclusion to a policy cannot create coverage that does not

otherwise exist. See, e..g, Old Republic Ins. Co. v. Superior Court, 66 Cal. App. 4th 128, 144

(1998) (“An exclusion cannot act as an additional grant or extension of coverage”), overruled

on other grounds in Vandenburg v. Superior Court, 21 Cal. 4th 815 (1999). Nor can an

exception to an exclusion. See, e.g., id. at 145 (“”there is no cure for a lack of coverage under

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the insuring clause. Even if the effect of an exception is to render a particular exclusion

inoperative, the insured must still prove the loss is covered.”); see also Scottsdale Ins. Co. v.

OU Interests, Inc., 2005 WL 2893865, *8 (N.D. Cal. 2005) (exceptions to exclusions remain

“subject to and limited by all other related exclusions contained in the policy”). And since the

court has found that no coverage exists here under the insuring provisions of the AISLIC policy

(i.e., the “wrongful act” provision for “negligent publications”), neither Exclusion P nor the

“exception” to exclusion P can be used to support a duty to defend the false advertising or

misrepresentation claims alleged in the Kim/Kaen actions. 

Sony’s attempts to argue otherwise are unpersuasive. Sony first adopts the wellestablished premise that exclusions serve to limit the coverage granted by an insuring clause,

and then argues that if this is so, the false advertising claims covered by Exclusion P must

necessarily be interpreted as covered by the insuring provisions – else, the exclusion would

be unnecessary. Not so. If this were true, every exclusion in an insurance contract would

always be read to imply coverage for the very same claims which the exclusions purport to

disclaim. Such a result turns the interpretation of insurance contracts on its head. This cannot

be the way to read Exclusion P, nor any other exclusion for that matter. 

Sony next turns its attention to the “exception” contained within Exclusion P, and

employing similar reasoning to that above, argues that even if false advertising claims are

excluded from coverage, the exception to Exclusion P promises a defense for false

advertising claims nonetheless, and creates coverage for false advertising and

misrepresentation claims. For support, Sony relies on Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. V. Lynette C,

and Marie Y. v. General Star Indemnity Co., 228 Cal. App. 3d 1073 (1991), and 110 Cal. App.

4th 928 (2003), respectively. In both those cases, argues Sony, the court held that an

exception to an exclusion can create an independent, legally enforceable obligation to defend. 

Specifically, Sony contends that in Nat’l Union, the court affirmatively held that an exception to

an exclusion can broaden coverage, and in Marie Y., an exception to an exclusion remarkably

similar to the one at issue here was held to “create” coverage which did not otherwise exist

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under the policy in question. 

Sony’s reliance on these cases is misplaced. While Sony correctly recites the holding

of the Nat’l Union court, Sony ignores the court’s reasoning, which specifically acknowledged

(1) “that coverage cannot be found in an exclusion clause”; and (2) that it was reading the

exception to the exclusion clause at issue “in light of the basic coverage clause.” See 228

Cal. App. 3d at 1079-80. Here, by contrast, the basic coverage provisions of the AISLIC

policy do not support coverage, and neither can the exception to Exclusion P. As for Marie Y.,

contrary to what Sony argues, that case did not hold that coverage could be “created” under

an exception to an exclusion clause. Rather, Marie Y. held that an exception to an exclusion

clause supported a duty to defend where coverage otherwise existed under the insuring

provisions of the policy. See 110 Cal. App. 4th at 960 (concluding that allegations of

amended complaint stated “dental incident” falling within policy’s coverage provisions). 

Again, a different result is compelled here, since the Kim/Kaen allegations do not allege a

“wrongful act” such that the exception to Exclusion P would support coverage. 

Moreover, in arguing for coverage under the “exception” to Exclusion P, Sony

overlooks two fundamental principles: first, that exceptions to exclusions “remain ‘subject to

and limited by all other related exclusions contained in the policy.’” Nat’l Union, 228 Cal. App.

3d at 1081. Second, that the underlying inquiry guiding the court is whether the insured “could

objectively and reasonably expect a defense under” any exception to an exclusion. See, e.g.,

Marie Y., 110 Cal. App. 4th at 960. Reading Exclusion P here in conjunction with Exclusion C

and Exclusion J, it simply cannot be said that Sony “could objectively and reasonably expect a

defense under” Exclusion P’s “exception” for claims alleging false advertising or

misrepresentation. Exclusion C excludes coverage for all claims alleging “unfair or deceptive

business practices”, including “violations of any local, state or federal consumer protection

laws.” See Rafsol Decl., Ex. C at 00105-109 (Policy, section II (Exclusions)). Exclusion J, for

its part, excludes coverage for all claims “alleging or arising out of a breach of any express

warranties, representations or guarantees”. Id. Both exclusions can be read to cover the false

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advertising and misrepresentation allegations of the Kim/Kaen complaints: the false

advertising claims asserted in Kim/Kaen are made pursuant to California’s unfair business

practices statute, thereby implicating Exclusion C. See Liu Decl., Ex. A at ¶¶ 61-62, 78-80;

Ex. B at ¶¶ 83, 88-90, 93-94. As for the misrepresentations asserted in the Kim/Kaen

actions, they are as to “the quality, character and performance” of Sony’s PS2s and were

contained in “various advertising, packaging and correspondence,” thereby implicating at a

minimum the “representation” prong of Exclusion J. See id.; see also Liu Decl., Ex. B at ¶¶

21-27, 44, 54, 59, 83, 94.

In sum, as both the case law and review of the policy language makes clear, neither

Exclusion P nor the so-called “exception” to Exclusion P applies unless coverage under the

AISLIC policy may be invoked in the first instance. And as described above, no such

coverage under the “negligent publication” provision may be invoked here. Accordingly, it

cannot be said that Sony could have “objectively and reasonably” expected a defense under

Exclusion P or its “exception”, and the court finds that no duty to defend existed under either. 

Summary judgment is therefore GRANTED to AISLIC on Sony’s claims for breach of

the duty to defend and for declaratory relief regarding AISLIC’s duty to defend. Sony’s motion

for summary judgment as to both claims is DENIED. 

E. Remaining Claims

Because summary judgment has been granted on the duty to defend claims, judgment

must also be granted on Sony’s claims for failure to indemnify. Because no breach of contract

has been shown, the bad faith claim fails as well. Love v. Fire Insurance Exch., 221 Cal. App.

3d 1136, 1153 (1990). Accordingly, AISLIC’s motion for summary judgment as to Sony’s

claims for breach of the duty to indemnify, declaratory relief regarding AISLIC’s duty to

indemnify, and for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, is GRANTED. 

F. Conclusion

AISLIC’s motion for summary judgment on all claims is GRANTED, and Sony’s motion

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action, is DENIED. 

Summary judgment having been previously granted to American Home Assurance Co.,

it appears to the court that there are no remaining defendants or claims in this case. If any

defendants disagrees, it shall notify the court in writing requesting a case management

conference no later than December 9, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 1, 2005

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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