Allen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BEVERLY ALLEN, Individually and on No. 1:20-cv-00530-NONE-JLT Behalf of the Class, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. (Doc. No. 12)

PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, a Tennessee Corporation;

EMPIRE GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, an Alabama Corporation, Defendant. 18 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Beverly Allen (“plaintiff”) filed this suit, individually and on behalf of a class, against Protective Life Insurance Company (“defendant”), which is the successor by merger to Empire General Life Assurance Corporation. Plaintiff alleges that defendant violated California Insurance Code §§ 10113.71 and 10113.72, both of which require proper notice of and grace periods for pending lapses or terminations of life insurance. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for both failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and for lack of federal subject-matter jurisdiction. ///// ///// …