Pitt
Pitt v. General American Life Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SUSAN A. PITT, CASE NO. 18-cv-06609-YGR
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS
vs. TO DISMISS
METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE Re: Dkt. Nos. 47, 48, 51, 52, 70, 101
COMPANY, ET AL.,
12 Defendants. 13 Plaintiff Susan Pitt, as an individual and successor-in-interest to her husband, Michael A. Pitt, brings this putative class action against MetLife, Inc. (“MLI”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Metlife Group, Inc. (“MLG”) and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (“Tower”), alleging violations of the California Insurance Code and California common law regulating the lapse and termination of life insurance policies. Now before the Court are defendants’ motions to dismiss on the following grounds: (1) as to MLG and MLI, for lack of personal jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(2) and failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6); and (2) as to Tower, for lack of proper venue under Rule 12(b)(3) and failure to state a claim under…