Stephen Chapman v. Horace Mann Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff commenced this action in Los Angeles County Superior Court (the “State Action”) on October 24, 2024. (See Notice of Removal (“NOR”) (Docket No. 1) at 1). Defendant was served on November 8, 2024. (Declaration of Kristin Ingulsrud in Support of Notice of Removal (Docket No. 1-3) ¶ 2). On November 14, 2024, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging the following causes of action: (1) Breach of Contract; (2) Bad Faith Denial of ______________________________________________________________________________
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV 24-10546-MWF (BFMx) Date: April 23, 2025 Title: Stephen Chapman v. Horace Mann Property and Casualty Insurance Company Insurance Benefits; (3) Fraud and Intentional Misrepresentation; (4) Negligent Misrepresentation; (5) Breach of Fiduciary Duty; (6) Malfeasance; (7) Oppressive Conduct; (8) Violation of California Insurance Code § 662; (9) Violation of California Business & Professions Code § 17200; (10) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; and (11) Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress. (NOR at 2) On December 6, 2024, Defendant Horace Mann…