Gharibian

Filed 2/7/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

HOVIK GHARIBIAN et al., B325859

Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20STCV43967) v.

WAWANESA GENERAL

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Barbara Ann Meiers, Judge. Affirmed.

Keosian Law and Natalie Hairabedian Suri for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, John D. Edson and Matthew G. Halgren for Defendant and Respondent.

______________________________ Following a wildfire near their home, plaintiffs and appellants Hovik Gharibian (Gharibian) and Caroline Minasian (Minasian) submitted a claim to their property insurer, defendant and respondent Wawanesa General Insurance Company (Wawanesa). Wawanesa ultimately paid plaintiffs more than $20,000 for professional cleaning services that they never used. Dissatisfied with the resolution of their claim, plaintiffs filed the instant lawsuit against Wawanesa for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The…