Leeana Lara v. First National Insurance Comp

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LEEANA LARA, on behalf of No. 21-35126 themselves and all others similarly situated; CAMERON LUNDQUIST, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellants, 3:18-cv-05301-

RJB

v.

FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE OPINION

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a New Hampshire Corporation; LM

GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY;

CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 10, 2022 San Francisco, California

Filed February 11, 2022

Before: Ronald M. Gould, Mark J. Bennett, and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge R. Nelson LARA V. FIRST NAT’L INS. CO. OF AMERICA

SUMMARY *

Class Action

The panel affirmed the district court’s decision declining to certify a proposed damages class in an auto insurance diversity action.

Plaintiffs sued Liberty Mutual, an auto insurer, and CCC Intelligent Solutions, a company that Liberty works with to help it develop its valuations. Liberty’s valuation method uses a report about the value…