Eberhardt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRIS EBERHARDT, Case No. 5:24-cv-03183-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 12 Defendant.

After an uninsured driver operating a rented U-Haul truck damaged plaintiff Chris Eberhardt’s property, Eberhardt filed this putative class action against defendant U-Haul International, Inc., alleging that U-Haul allows and encourages uninsured drivers to rent its vehicles in violation of California law. U-Haul moves to dismiss Eberhardt’s complaint for failure to state a claim. For the following reasons, the Court grants U-Haul’s motion with leave to amend. BACKGROUND On March 23, 2023, Anthony Leso lost control of the rented U-Haul truck that he was driving and crashed into Eberhardt’s property in Santa Cruz County, California. Dkt. No. 1-2, at 8.1 Eberhardt suffered approximately $100,000 in property damage to his fence and gazebo and to the walls…