ViacomCBS Inc. v. Great Divide Insurance Company

Case 2:21-cv-00400-ODW-AFM Document Filed 11/10/ Page 1 of Page ID #:1852

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 VIACOMCBS INC. Case № 2:21-cv-00400-ODW (AFMx)

Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR v. PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE [52] [53]

COMPANY,

Defendant.

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

17 I. INTRODUCTION ViacomCBS, Inc. brings suit against Great Divide Insurance Company, seeking 20 insurance coverage for losses ViacomCBS incurred due to the COVID- global 21 pandemic. ViacomCBS and Great Divide each move for partial summary judgment 22 (“Motions”). (ViacomCBS Mot. Summ. J. (“VMPSJ”), ECF No. 52; Great Divide 23 Mot. Summ. J. (“GDMPSJ”), ECF No. 53.) The Motions are fully briefed. 24 (GD Opp’n, ECF No. 55; V Reply, ECF No. 58; V Opp’n, ECF No. 56; GD Reply, 25 ECF No. 57.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and 26 DENIES IN PART ViacomCBS’s Motion and GRANTS Great…