Inna Akobdzhanyan v. Volvo Car USA, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
On January 13, 2020, Plaintiff commenced this action in Los Angeles Superior Court. (Notice of Removal (“NoR”) ¶ 1 (Docket No. 1)). In the Complaint, Plaintiff asserts claims against Volvo for (1) violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act; and (2) breach of implied warranties pursuant to the Song Beverly Act. (See generally Complaint (Docket No. 1-2)). Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that the 2018 Volvo S90 she purchased, which was subject to certain warranties, was “defectively manufactured, designed, and/or assembled.” (Id. ¶¶ 6-9). The vehicle had a variety of ______________________________________________________________________________
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-1719-MWF (AGRx) Date: April 30, 2020 Title: Inna Akobdzhanyan v. Volvo Car USA, LLC issues, and each time Plaintiff took the vehicle into an authorized repair facility to fix the issues. (Id. ¶¶ 11-14).
Aside from Volvo, the Complaint only mentions one other entity by name: Rusnak Pasadena Volvo (“Rusnak”), the car dealership where Plaintiff purchased her vehicle. The Complaint mentions Rusnak two times; first, in reference to…