Emerson
Emerson v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRANK EMERSON and MARIA EMERSON, by her guardian ad litem, FRANK EMERSON No. C 23-02158 WHA
Plaintiffs,
v.
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
REMOTE TESTIMONY
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF AMERICA,
13 Defendant.
In this insurance case, the insurer allegedly denied benefits in bad faith. Now, on the eve of trial, the insurer moves that remote testimony be allowed for (1) its director of the anti-fraud team who started the insured’s claim review, and for (2) the former third-party claims manager who ended it. For reasons below, both motions are DENIED. 1. STEPHEN DUBE, DIRECTOR, FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE FOR
LONG-TERM CARE, THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
A. BACKGROUND TO THE MOTION.
21 On October 7, 2024, counsel for parties attended our final pretrial conference (Dkt. No. 109). On October 11, 2024, a final pretrial order stated trial would be held starting November 12, 2024, and ending November 22, 2024 (Dkt. No. 115-1 ¶ 3). …