Thomas
Thomas v. State Farm General Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Sarah Aislinn Flynn Thomas, Case No. 18-cv-00728-BAS-BGS 11 Plaintiff, ORDER: 12 v. (1) DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY State Farm Insurance Company, JUDGMENT [ECF NO. 24]; 14 Defendant. AND 15 (2) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT [ECF NO. 25]
17 Before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. In the underlying action, which was removed to this Court on April 13, 2018 from San Diego Superior Court, Plaintiff Sarah Aislinn Flynn Thomas alleged that Defendant State Farm General Insurance Company (“Defendant” or “State Farm”) breached the terms of two life insurance policies issued to Plaintiff’s brother, James Flynn, by unreasonably denying life insurance benefits to Plaintiff upon her brother’s death. (Compl., Ex. 1 to Notice Of Removal, ECF No. 1-2.)1 In its Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendant states that, as a matter of…