Case Name: TRENCHES, INC., a California corporation; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-05-16
Citations: 575 F. App'x 741
Docket Number: No. 12-56642
Parties: TRENCHES, INC., a California corporation; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 575
Pages: 741–742

Head Matter:
TRENCHES, INC., a California corporation; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-56642.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted May 16, 2014.
Filed May 23, 2014.
Michael Dylan Henshaw, Anthony L. Lanza, Esquire, Lanza & Smith, Irvine, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Dean Bennet Herman, Esquire, Steven Saeyoung Son, Esquire, Kaufman Dolo-wieh & Voluck, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: PREGERSON and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges, and TIGAR, District Judge.
The Honorable Jon S. Tigar, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Trenches appeals the district court's judgment dismissing its suit against Hanover Insurance Company ("Hanover"), Trenches's liability insurer. Trenches claims that Hanover wrongfully refused to defend it against a third-party lawsuit. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
The policy's breach of contract exclusion precluded coverage of any potentially covered claim "arising out of' Trenches's alleged breach of the Franchise Agreements and Settlement Agreement. In California, the phrase "arising put of' is construed broadly, even if in an exclusion, to mean "originating from," "flowing from," "incident to," or "having a connection with." Davis v. Farmers Ins. Group, 134 Cal.App.4th 100, 106-07, 35 Cal.Rptr.3d 738 (2005) (quoting Fibreboard Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 16 Cal.App.4th 492, 503-04, 20 Cal.Rptr.2d 376 (1993)). Here, the underlying complaint filed against Trenches specifically alleged that Trenches violated its contractual obligations by continuing to use the third party's mark and trade dress. Thus, the claims against Trenches fall within the exclusion for claims "arising out of' a breach of contract.
Finally, the district court did not err in denying Trenches's request for judicial notice. See Fed.R.Evid. 201.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.