James Cook v. Arch Insurance Company

United States District Court Central District of California Western Division 11 JAMES COOK, et al., CV 20-02612 TJH (RAOx)

Plaintiffs, v. Order ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants. 17 The Court has considered the motion of Plaintiffs James Cook and Steven York to remand, together with the moving and opposing papers. In 2015, Cook retained York, an attorney, to represent him in a personal injury lawsuit. Based on errors made by York in 2017 and 2018, Cook’s personal injury claims became barred by the statute of limitations. Consequently, York advised Cook to settle his personal injury claims. On May 1, 2018, Defendant Arch Insurance Company [“Arch”], a citizen of Missouri and New Jersey, issued an errors and omissions liability insurance policy to York. In March, 2019, Cook filed a malpractice action against York. York, then, tendered a malpractice insurance claim to Arch. On April 19, 2019, Defendant Gloria Ha, a California-based claims adjuster for Arch,…