San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority v. Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY INSURANCE CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00861-EPG AUTHORITY,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
Plaintiff, DENYING IN PART MOTION TO CERTIFY
ORDERS FOR INTERLOCUTORY REVIEW
12 v. 13 (ECF No. 146) GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES,
INC.,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority (“the Authority”) filed a complaint on May 11, 2017 in Fresno County Superior Court for claims of professional negligence and breach of contract. (ECF No. 1-1 at 16). On June 28, 2017, Defendant Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. (“Gallagher”) removed the action to this Court. (ECF No. 1).1 On January 30, 2020, shortly before trial was set to begin, the Court granted in part and denied in part several motions in limine related to expert evidence and the collateral source rule. (ECF No. 114). The next day, the Authority moved for reconsideration of the Court’s ruling on California’s collateral source rule, pointing to additional California precedent. (ECF No. 117). On February 5,…