Casas v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Green, J.:

The plaintiff, Manuel Fernando Casas, sued the defendant, Marty Robbins Insurance Agency, Inc., (Agency) for failure to procure a homeowner s insurance policy. A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the Agency. Casas brought his action against the Agency based upon both a contract and a tort theory. The Agency moved for dismissal of Casas’ negligence claim on grounds that Casas neglected to produce expert testimony to establish that Robbins had breached his duty of care as an insurance agent. The trial court granted this motion. In addition, the Agency sought dismissal of…