United States Ninth Circuit

In claims by persons descended from Armenians persecuted by the Ottoman Empire seeking benefits from defendant insurers, the denial of defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claims for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of fair dealing is affirmed where Cal. Civ. Proc. Code section 354.4 did not conflict with a clear, express federal executive policy, because there was no express federal policy forbidding states to use the term "Armenian Genocide."

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/13/2010
• Published 12/13/2010

Judges

• Harry Pregerson

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neil Michael Soltman, Brian S. Kabateck