Jardine

Jardine v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Good Law

823 F. Supp. 2d 955·2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114326

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 4, 2011Case 10-3318 SC, 10-3319 SC, 10-3335 SC, 10-3336 SCCalifornia5,502 words

Opinion

Conti, J.

ORDER GRANTING MARYLAND’S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court are four related actions in which Plaintiff James Jardine (“Jardine”) brings claims against insurance companies Maryland Casualty Company (“Maryland”) and OneBeacon Insurance Company (“OneBeacon”). Case Number 10-3318 (“10-3318”) involves Maryland’s refusal to pay the policy amount after a wall in Plaintiffs property was allegedly damaged. Case Number 10-3319 (“10-3319”) involves Maryland’s refusal to pay after a fire damaged the same property. Case Numbers 10-3835 and 10-3336 concern OneBeacon’s refusal to pay out on a policy after the same wall and fire damage allegedly occurred. Now Maryland moves for summary judgment in both 10-3318 and 10-3319; these Motions are fully briefed. ECF Nos. 35, (“10-3319 Mot.”), 36 (“10-3318 Mot.”), 39 (“10-3319 Opp’n”), 41 (“10-3318 Opp’n”), 43 (“10-3319 Reply”), 44 (“10-3318 Reply”). Because these motions involve the same parties, the same legal standard, and many of the same facts, the Court addresses them jointly in this Order. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Maryland’s Motions for Summary Judgment in 10-3318 and 10-3319.

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