Milhouse v. Travelers Commercial Insurance

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR REMITTITUR OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE A NEW TRIAL, DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW, DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL, AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PREJUDGMENT INTEREST

CORMAC J. CARNEY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs Craig Milhouse and Pamela Milhouse owned a home in Yorba Linda, *1092California. Their home was insured by Defendant Travelers Commercial Insurance Company (“Travelers”). In November 2008, the Yorba Linda Freeway Complex fire swept through Dr. and Mrs. Milhouse’s neighborhood and consumed…