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 STAYING ALL PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiffs, v. (Doc. 65) WM. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC., 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 pleadings asking the Court to find that…