Tonia Buell v. PepsiCo, Inc.

JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TONIA BUELL, Case No. 2:24-cv-01832-FLA (KSx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR

v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

PEPSICO, INC., et al., Defendant.

16 17 RULING On September 21, 2023, Plaintiff Tonia Buell (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants PepsiCo, Inc. (“Pepsi”), Stadco LA, LLC (“Stadco”), and DOES 1 through 20 (collectively, “Defendants”) in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, based on an incident at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where she allegedly fell off a swing. Dkt. 1-2 (“Compl”) ¶¶ 19–20 (“Ms. Buell sat on the swing and its seat immediately and unexpectedly tilted backward. [She] was instantly thrown to the ground …”). The Complaint asserts state-law claims for: (1) negligence; (2) negligent training, supervision, and retention; and (3) premises liability. …