Webcor-Obayashi Joint Venture v. Zurich American Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WEBCORE-OBAYASHI JOINT Case No. 19-cv-07799-SI
VENTURE,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT AND v. AMEND COMPLAINT 10 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE Re: Dkt. No. 67 COMPANY,
Defendant.
13 Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend and supplement the complaint is scheduled for a hearing on August 20, 2021. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court determines that the matter is suitable for resolution without oral argument and VACATES the hearing. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion. 18 DISCUSSION Plaintiff Webcore-Obayashi Joint Venture (“WOJV”) seeks to amend and supplement the complaint to add a claim for punitive damages as well as 53 new paragraphs detailing defendant Zurich American Insurance Company’s (“Zurich”) investigation of WOJV’s claim and denial. WOJV characterizes the new paragraphs as describing…