Advanced Risk Managers, LLC v. Equinox Management Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ADVANCED RISK MANAGERS, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-03532-DMR

Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION v. TO DISMISS

EQUINOX MANAGEMENT GROUP, Re: Dkt. No.

INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 Defendant Equinox Management Group, Inc. (“Equinox”) moves to dismiss Plaintiff Advanced Risk Managers, LLC’s (“ARM”) complaint. [Docket No. 15.] This motion is suitable for determination without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The December 19, 2019 hearing is vacated. Having considered the parties’ submissions, Defendant’s motion is denied for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND ARM makes the following allegations in the complaint, all of which are taken as true for purposes of this motion. ARM is an insurance consulting firm based in San Francisco. It “reviews and evaluates insurance companies’ business processes and audits their claims handling to identify cost savings for those companies.” ARM’s member is Mimi Choi, a California citizen. …