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Case No. S244737 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ______________________________________________________ MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent; CANADIAN UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., et al. Real Parties in Interest _____________________________________________________________ After a Decision by the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Three Civil Case No. B272387 Petition from the Superior Court of the State of California For the County of Los Angeles Case No. BC005158, Honorable Elihu Berle, Presiding _____________________________________________________________ JOINDER TO ANSWER OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY AND COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY TO PETITION FOR REVIEW OF MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA ___________________________________________________________ Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP BUDD LARNER, P.C. Jordon E. Harriman (SBN 117150) Michael J. Balch, Esq. [email protected] [email protected] 633 West 5th Street, Suite 4000 150 John F. Kennedy Parkway Los Angeles, California 90071 Short Hills, NJ 07078-2703 Telephone: 213.250.1800 Telephone: 973.379.4800 Facsimile: 213.250.7900 Facsimile: 973.379.7734 Attorneys for General Reinsurance Corporation and North Star Reinsurance Corporation 4849-3570-3890.1 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that General Reinsurance Corporation and North Star Reinsurance Corporation join in Continental Casualty Company and Columbia Casualty Company’s Answer to Montrose Chemical Corporation of California’s Petition for Review, and hereby incorporate by reference Continental Casualty Company and Columbia Casualty Company’s entire Answer to Petition for Review. DATED: October 27, 2017 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP By: /s/ Jordon. E. Harriman Jordon E. Harriman Attorneys for GENERAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION and NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION 4849-3570-3890.1 2 CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT I certify, pursuant to rule 8.504(d)(1), California Rules of Court, that the attached Joinder to Answer to Petition for Review contains 49 words as measured by the word count of the computer program (Microsoft Word) used to prepare this Joinder. DATED: October 27, 2017 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP By: /s/ Jordon E. Harriman Jordon E. Harriman Attorneys for GENERAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION and NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION 4849-3570-3890.1 3 PROOF OF SERVICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to the action. My business address is 633 West 5th Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, CA 90071. On October 27, 2017, I served the following document(s): JOINDER TO ANSWER OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY AND COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY TO PETITION FOR REVIEW OF MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA I served the documents on the following persons at the following addresses (including fax numbers and e-mail addresses, if applicable): SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST The documents were served by the following means: (BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY) I enclosed the documents in an envelope or package provided by an overnight delivery carrier and addressed to the persons at the addresses listed above. I placed the envelope or package for collection and delivery at an office or a regularly utilized drop box of the overnight delivery carrier. (BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE VIA FILE & SERVEXPRESS) Based on a court order, I caused the above-entitled document(s) to be served through File & ServeXpress at https://secure.fileandservexpress.com addressed to all parties appearing on the electronic service list for the above-entitled case. The service transmission was reported as complete and a copy of the File & ServeXpress Filing Receipt Page/Confirmation will be filed, deposited, or maintained with the original document(s) in this office. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 27, 2017, at Los Angeles, California. /s/ Jordon E. Harriman Jordon E. Harriman 4849-3570-3890.1 4 SERVICE LIST Brook B. Roberts, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff John M. Wilson, Esq. Montrose Chemical Drew T. Gardiner, Esq. Corporation of California LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 12670 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 Tel. (858) 523-5400 Fax (858) 523-5450 Kenneth Sumner Esq. Attorneys for AIU Insurance Lindsey A. Morgan, Esq. Company; American Home SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE Assurance Company; Granite & CURET APLC State Insurance Company; Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1410 Landmark Insurance Company; San Francisco, CA 94111 New Hampshire Insurance Tel. (415) 352-6200 Company Fax (415) 352-6224 [email protected] Attorneys for Lexington [email protected] Insurance Company Attorneys for National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA Max H. Stern, Esq. Attorneys for American Jessica E. La Londe, Esq. Centennial Insurance Company DUANE MORRIS LLP One Market Plaza, Spear Street Tower Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94105-1127 Tel. (415) 957-3000 Fax (415) 957-3001 4849-3570-3890.1 5 Bruce H. Winkelman, Esq. Attorneys for Munich CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP Reinsurance America, Inc., 2140 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 409 formerly known as American Berkeley, CA 94704 Re-Insurance Company (sued Tel. (510) 549-3330 herein as American Re- Fax (510) 217-5894 Insurance Company) Alan H. Barbanel, Esq. Attorneys for Lamorak Ilya A. Kosten, Esq. Insurance Company fka BARBANEL & TREUER, P.C. OneBeacon America Insurance 1925 Century Park East, Ste. 350 Company Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel. (310) 282-8088 Attorneys for Transport Fax: (310) 282-8779 Insurance Company, as successor-in-interest to Transport Indemnity Company Elizabeth M. Brockman, Esq. Attorneys for Federal Insurance SELMAN BREITMAN LLP Company 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90025-6538 Tel. (310) 445-0800 Fax (310) 473-2525 [email protected] Steven M. Crane, Esq. Attorneys for Continental Jasmin V. Lombardi, Esq. Casualty Company and BERKES CRANE ROBINSON & Columbia Casualty Company SEAL LLP 515 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel. (213) 955-1150 Fax (213) 955-1155 4849-3570-3890.1 6 Peter L. Garchie, Esq. Attorneys for Employers James P. McDonald, Esq. Mutual Casualty Company LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP 701 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Tel. (619) 233-1006 Fax (619) 233-8627 Bryan M. Barber, Esq. Attorneys for Employers BARBER LAW GROUP Insurance of Wausau 525 University Avenue, Suite 600 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Tel. (415) 273-2930 Fax (415) 273-2940 [email protected] Kevin G. McCurdy, Esq. Attorneys for Everest MCCURDY & FULLER LLP Reinsurance Company and Mt. 4300 Bohannon Drive, Suite 240 McKinley Insurance Company Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel. (650) 618-3500 Fax (650) 618-3599 [email protected] Vanci Y. Fuller, Esq. Attorneys for Everest MCCURDY & FULLER LLP Reinsurance Company and Mt. 800 South Barranca, Suite 265 McKinley Insurance Company Covina, CA 91723 Tel. (626) 858-8320 Fax (626) 858-8331 [email protected] 4849-3570-3890.1 7 Kirk Camberlin, Esq. Attorneys for Seaton Insurance CHAMBERLIN, KEASTER Company (formerly known as & BROCKMAN LLP Unigard Mutual Insurance 16000 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700 Company) Encino, CA 91436 Tel. (818) 385-1256 Fax (818) 385-1802 Charles R. Diaz, Esq. Attorneys for Fireman’s Fund ARCHER NORRIS Insurance Company; and 777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4250 National Surety Corporation Los Angeles, CA 90017-1540 Tel. (213) 437-4000 Fax (213) 437-4011 [email protected] Linda Bondi Morrison, Esq. Attorneys for Allstate Insurance Ryan B. Luther, Esq. Company, solely as successor- TRESSLER LLP in-interest to Northbrook 18100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 Excess Surplus Insurance Irvine, CA 92612 Company, formerly Northbrook Tel. (949) 336-1200 Insurance Company Fax (949) 752-0645 [email protected] [email protected] Michael J. Balch, Esq. Attorneys for General BUDD LARNER, P.C. Reinsurance Corporation and 150 John F. Kennedy Parkway North Star Reinsurance Short Hills, NJ 07078-2703 Corporation Tel. (973) 379-4800 Fax (973) 379-7734 4849-3570-3890.1 8 Thomas R. Beer, Esq. Attorneys for Gerling Konzern Peter J. Felsenfeld Allgemeine Versicherungs- HINSLAW & CULBERTSON LLP Aktiengesellschaft One California Street, 18th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel. (415) 362-6000 Fax (415) 834-9070 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Richard B. Goetz, Esq. Attorneys for TIG Insurance Zoheb P. Noorani, Esq. Company, successor by merger O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP to International Insurance 400 South Hope Street Company, only for policy Los Angeles, CA 90071 number 5233120074 Tel. (213) 430-6000 Fax (213) 430-6407 Andrew McCloskey, Esq. Attorneys for Westport MCCLOSKEY, WARING Insurance Corporation formerly & WASIMAN LLP known as Puritan Insurance 12671 High Bluff Drive, Suite 350 Company, formerly known as San Diego, CA 92130 The Manhattan Fire and Marine Tel. (619) 237-3095 Insurance Company Fax (619) 237-3789 Andrew T. Frankel, Esq. (pro hac vice) Attorneys for Travelers SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT, Casualty and Surety Company LLP and The Travelers Indemnity 425 Lexington Avenue Company New York, NY 10017-3954 Tel. (212) 455-2000 Fax (212) 455-2502 4849-3570-3890.1 9 Peter Jordon, Esq. Attorneys for Travelers Jessica R. Marek, Esq. Casualty and Surety Company SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT, and The Travelers Indemnity LLP Company 1999 Avenue of the Stars, 29th Floor Los Angeles,