Sodexo Management, Inc. v. Old Republic Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SODEXO MANAGEMENT, INC., Case No.: 20-cv-1517-WQH-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, 15 Defendants. 16 HAYES, Judge: The matter before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss Complaint filed by Defendant Old Republic Insurance Company. (ECF No. 6). I. BACKGROUND On July 2, 2020, Plaintiff Sodexo Management, Inc. (“Sodexo”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Old Republic Insurance Company (“Old Republic”) and Does 1 through 100 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of San Diego. (Ex. A to Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1-2 at 4). In the Complaint, Sodexo alleges that it entered into two contracts with Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation (“Cargill”), including a Master Supply Agreement. Sodexo alleges that pursuant to the Master Supply Agreement, Cargill was required to name Sodexo as an additional insured under its commercial general liability insurance policies. Sodexo alleges…