Pet Food Express Ltd. v. Applied Underwriters Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 PET FOOD EXPRESS, LTD., No. 2:16-CV-01211 WBS AC Plaintiff, v. APPLIED UNDERWRITERS, INC., MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE:

APPLIED UNDERWRITERS CAPTIVE CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY

RISK ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC., JUDGMENT

CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMPANY,

and APPLIED RISK SERVICES, Defendant. 19 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Pet Food Express, Ltd. (“Pet Food”) filed this lawsuit against defendant Applied Underwriters, Inc. (“Applied Underwriters”), Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company, Inc. (“Captive Risk Assurance”), and California Insurance Company (“California Insurance”) (collectively, “Applied”), alleging that defendants unlawfully marketed and sold workers’ compensation insurance to California employers in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law. Before the court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, (Defs.’ Mot. for Summ. J. (“DMSJ”)…