Deno
Deno v. State Farm General Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 VINCE DENO, et al., Case No. 22-cv-00513-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS
v.
STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., 10 Defendants.
11 This insurance coverage dispute arises from a July 2020 fire that is said to have severely damaged a historic San Francisco home owned by plaintiffs Vince Deno and Carla Deno. Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 17, 19. The Denos says that State Farm General Insurance Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (State Farm) declined to pay the full amount of the Denos’ homeowners’ insurance policy and refused to cover their additional living expenses under the policy limits. Id. ¶¶ 20-32. The complaint alleges claims for: (i) breach of contract; (ii) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iii) violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (iv) fraud; (v) negligent misrepresentation; and (vi) promissory estoppel. State Farm asks to dismiss State Farm Mutual Automobile…