Rejoice! Coffee Company, LLC. v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 REJOICE! COFFEE COMPANY, LLC., Case No. 20-cv-06789-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO DISMISS
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL Docket No. 34 SERVICES GROUP, INC., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 In this suit, Plaintiff Rejoice Coffee Company, LLC (“Rejoice”), on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, has sued Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd. (Sentinel”), and its parent company, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (“HFSG”), under California’s Unfair Competition Law and for unjust enrichment/restitution. See First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Docket No. 28. Rejoice contends that Sentinel was obligated to refund premiums or make adjustments warranted by the reduction in business operations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Defendants Sentinel and HFSG moved to dismiss Rejoice’s amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). Defendants take the position that Insurance Code Section…