Jerie S Rydstrom v. Federal Insurance Company et al

Filing 40

JUDGMENT by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: 1. Plaintiffs shall recover nothing from Defendant, and their claims against Defendant are dismissed on the merits and with prejudice; 2. Defendant shall recover costs from Plaintiffs as evidenced by a bill of costs. (lc)

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United States District Court
Central District of California

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JERIE S. RYDSTROM; DONALD

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RYDSTROM,

2:16-cv-02543-ODW (E)
2:16-cv-02614-ODW (E)

Plaintiffs,

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Case

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v.

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FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY;

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and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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In February 2016, Plaintiffs Jerie and Donald Rydstrom each filed a complaint

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in the California Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles relating to two

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insurance policies, a Special Risk Policy (“the AD&D policy”) and a Guild Travel

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Accident Policy (“the Travel policy”), which they claimed provided coverage for their

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deceased son Darren Rydstrom. These cases were then removed to federal court in

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April 2016. The Court subsequently consolidated the two cases and Plaintiffs filed a

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consolidated complaint.

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contained eight causes of action: (1) breach of contract related to the AD&D policy;

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(2) tortious breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing related to the

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AD&D policy; (3) declaratory relief related to the AD&D policy; (4) a common count

(See ECF Nos. 13, 22.)

The consolidated complaint

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related to the AD&D policy; (5) breach of contract related to the Travel policy; (6)

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tortious breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing related to the

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Travel policy; (7) declaratory relief related to the Travel policy; and (8) a common

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count related to the Travel policy. (Consol. Compl. ¶¶ 14–60.) On May 15, 2017,

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Defendant moved for summary judgment and Plaintiffs moved for partial summary

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judgment on causes of action one, three, five, and seven. (ECF Nos. 26–27.) On July

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7, 2017, the Court granted Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denied

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Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment. (ECF No. 39.)
It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:

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Defendant are dismissed on the merits and with prejudice;
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Plaintiffs shall recover nothing from Defendant, and their claims against
Defendant shall recover costs from Plaintiffs as evidenced by a bill of

costs.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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July 10, 2017

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OTIS D. WRIGHT, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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