Legal Opinion
Chandler v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
District Court, C.D. California
Decided December 29, 2008No. Case CV 08-03184 GAF (Ex)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & MEMORANDUM REGARDING MOTION TO DISMISS
GARY ALLEN FEESS, Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This putative class action presents the Court with the question whether an insurer is permitted to recoup a payout from a third-party tortfeasor’s insurance company before the insured has sued the third-party tortfeasor, and without first making the insured whole. Plaintiff Stuart Chandler purchased from defendant State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company an automobile insurance policy that reimburses policyholders for 80% of their out-of-pocket rental car costs while them automobiles are being repaired…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Chandler v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Lauri Daniels v. State Farm Mutual Auto InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018
- Allstate Insurance v. PalumboSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010