United States Ninth Circuit

In an insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuit arising out of two lawsuits involving members of the rock band, The Doors, dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint is reversed and remanded where: 1) the underlying complaints raised at least the potential for coverage under the operative insurance policies; and 2) the district court abused its discretion by not giving plaintiffs an opportunity to amend their complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/11/2008
• Decided 03/25/2008
• Published 03/25/2008

Judges

• Before ALFRED T. GOODWIN, BETTY B. FLETCHER, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kirk A. Pasich, Esq., Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew R. McCloskey, Esq., Riedl, McCloskey & Waring LLP, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellee.