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Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Nieto
679 F. App'x 623
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before: GRABER, IKUTA, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

*2 Josh Pemberton appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of Metropolitan Property and Casualty in this insurance coverage dispute. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

The district court correctly determined that Metropolitan had no duty to defend or indemnify Karen and Kenneth Nieto because their liability did not arise from an “occurrence” as defined in the policy. Pemberton’s injuries did not result from an “accident” because Karen and Kenneth Nieto each engaged in deliberate acts and the injuries were a reasonably foreseeable result of those acts, see Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Butler , 823 P.2d 499, 509 (Wash. 1992); Grange Ins. Ass’n v. Roberts , 320 P.3d 77, 87 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013), regardless whether the Nietos subjectively intended to injure Pemberton, see Butler , 823 P.2d at 510; United Servs. Auto. Ass’n v. Speed , 317 P.3d 532, 540 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014).

Because his injuries did not result from an “accident,” Pemberton cannot establish that “the loss falls within the scope of the policy’s insured losses.” Moeller v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Wash. , 267 P.3d 998, 1001 (Wash. 2011) (quoting McDonald v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. , 837 P.2d 1000, 1003–04 (Wash. 1992)). Summary judgment was therefore proper.

AFFIRMED.

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[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. * * The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Nieto
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Mar 9, 2017
Citation: 679 F. App'x 623
Docket Number: 14-35565
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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