Zurich American Insurance Company v. WM Bolthouse Farms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE Case No. 1:21-CV-00783-JLT-CDB COMPANY, et al.,

ORDER REQUESTING JOINT STATUS

Plaintiffs, REPORT REGARDING MOTION FOR

JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

v. WM. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC., (Doc. 36) Defendant. 17 WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. is a farming, food and beverage company that held insurance policies from each of the Plaintiffs. (Doc. 36 at 12.) Bolthouse submitted insurance claims to Plaintiffs following losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and government-ordered closures. (Doc. 7 at 22 ¶ 48.) Plaintiffs initiated this action for declaratory judgment seeking a declaration that no insurance coverage exists under their policies. (Doc. 7 at 2 ¶ 1.) With its answer to the complaint, Bolthouse filed a cross-complaint containing affirmative defenses of unclean hands, waiver, estoppel, laches, failure to state a claim, breach of contract, and bad faith. (Doc. 13 at 17- 19.) On September 10, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a motion for judgment on the…