Federal Insurance Company v. Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaOctober 14, 20212:21-cv-04069California2,069 words

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11 FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Case № 2:21-cv-04069-ODW (JEMx)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO v.

DISMISS [27]

SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER, INC.

15 and MORIAH FILMS,

Defendants.

17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”) initiated this action against 20 Defendants Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc. and Moriah Films (the “Center”) seeking 21 declaratory judgment that the Center was not entitled to insurance coverage for 22 COVID-19-related losses. (Compl. ¶¶ 1, 29, ECF No. 1.) The Center counterclaimed 23 against Federal, seeking declaratory judgment for the same insurance coverage and 24 asserting additional claims. (Am. Countercl. (“AC”) ¶ 1, ECF No. 25.) Federal, as 25 Counter Defendant, moves to dismiss the Center’s AC. (Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), 26 ECF No. 27.) For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Federal’s Motion.1

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the…

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