California Automobile Insurance Company v. Brasscraft Manufacturing Company

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Allegations On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs commenced this action in the Riverside County Superior Court. (See Notice of Removal (“NoR”), Ex. 1 (“Complaint”) (Docket No. 1- 1)). There are many plaintiffs in this action and two defendants. (Id. ¶¶ 8-24). Most of the plaintiffs are companies, who for diversity purposes are citizens of California. (Id. ¶¶ 8-19). United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”) is a Plaintiff and a reciprocal inter-insurance exchange. (Amended Motion to Remand (“AMR”) at 2-3) (Docket No. 11). Masco is a Delaware limited liability company with a principal place of business in Michigan. (NoR ¶ 8). Basscraft is a Michigan corporation with its principal place of business in Michigan. (Id. ¶ 9). For purposes of removal jurisdiction, Defendants assert that neither Masco nor Basscraft is a citizen of California. (Id. ¶ 10). The Complaint contains the following allegations: Defendants are corporations that conduct business throughout the United States, including Riverside County, California, and designed, manufactured, assembled, tested, labeled, marketed, advertised, and offered for distribution and sale defective…