Advanced Risk Managers, LLC v. Equinox Management Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ADVANCED RISK MANAGERS, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-03532-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT
EQUINOX MANAGEMENT GROUP, Re: Dkt. No.
INC.,
11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff Advanced Risk Managers, LLC (“ARM”) filed this breach of contract action against Defendant Equinox Management Group, Inc. (“Equinox”). Equinox now moves for summary judgment. [Docket No. 87.] This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion is denied. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background This contract dispute involves Equinox’s alleged failure to pay ARM, a consulting company that offers medical claims review services for insurance and reinsurance companies. [Docket No. 96-1 (Pfeffer Decl., Feb. 18, 2021) ¶ 2, Ex. 1 (Choi Dep.) 17.] Equinox’s services include facilitating claims management between insurance companies and its reinsurer clients. Pfeffer Decl. ¶ 4, Ex. 3…