Legal Opinion
Bianchi v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 28, 2000No. C-98-20722-JWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO STRIKE 1
WARE, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ state law claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and to strike their prayers for punitive and emotional distress damages and attorneys’ fees on the ground that the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (“NFIA”) preempts such a state law claim. The Court finds that the state law claim is barred by the NFIA and dismisses it from this case. In addition,…
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