Vepo Design Corporation v. American Economy Insurance Company

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 4 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VEPO DESIGN CORPORATION, et al., No. 23-55634

Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-04950-MWF-JEM v.

AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE MEMORANDUM*

COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 23, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN, R. NELSON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Vepo Design Corporation and its officers (collectively, “Vepo”) appeal the

district court’s grant of summary judgment on their breach of contract and bad faith

claims against American Economy Insurance Company (“AEIC”). Vepo’s claims

relate to AEIC’s denial of coverage following a fire in a laundromat, known as the

“Central Laundromat,” which Vepo was developing. We have jurisdiction under

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. U.S.C. § 1291.…