Varanand

MEMORANDUM *

Sara Varanand appeals from the district court’s judgment and denial of her motion for a new trial following a jury verdict in favor of State Farm. She objects to the district court’s evidentiary and discovery rulings, and argues that the jury’s verdict was not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm the district court in all respects.

We reject Varanand’s challenges to the district court’s evidentiary rulings. The district court did not err in excluding evidence of communications between State Farm and Mokshinder Singh Vahali. Singh was not State Farm’s insured and, under the California Insurance Regulations, he was not authorized to represent Varanand because he was not her family member, adjuster, attorney, or representative “by operation of law.” See 10 Cal. Admin. Code §§ 2695.2 , 2695.5; Miller v. San Francisco Newspaper Agency, 164 Cal.App.3d 315, 317 , 210 Cal.Rptr. 159 (1985) (phrase “by operation of law” refers to an involuntary assignment of rights). Moreover, Singh lacked written authorization to represent Varanand, as Cal Ins. Reg. § 2695.5 requires.

The district court also did not err in excluding the Market Conduct Examination, the Patterson…