State Farm General Ins. Co. v. Anker Innovations Limited
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE No. 2:20-cv-00606-JAM-KJN
COMPANY,
11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AMAZON.COM v. SERVICES, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS
ANKER INNOVATIONS LIMITED;
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. dba AMAZON.COM, INC.; and DOES 1 to 20, inclusive, Defendants. 17 Following a 2018 house fire, State Farm filed a subrogation action against Anker Innovations Limited (“Anker Innovations”) and Amazon.com Services, Inc. (“Amazon”) in Sacramento County Superior Court. State Farm alleges an Anker-brand battery pack, sold through Amazon, caused the fire. See Ex. A to Notice of Removal (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 7-9, ECF No. 1-1. Amazon removed the case to federal court, invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. Notice of Removal ¶¶ 3-8, ECF No. 1. Following removal, State Farm dismissed one of its three claims against Amazon. ECF No. 10; see also April 8, 2020 Order, ECF No. 12. Amazon filed a…