Trotter v. American Modern Select Insurance Co.

ORDER

JOE HEATON, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Brenton Trotter and the company he formed in 2009, Trotter Doors, LLC (collectively “Trotter Doors”), sued American Modern Select Insurance Company (“American Modern”), the company’s insurer, asserting breach of contract and bad faith claims. Plaintiffs allege that American Modern breached the duties owed them under a commercial insurance policy when they were sued by Trotter Overhead Door, Inc., a competing automatic garage door business company owned by Brenton Trotter’s uncle and for whom he had previously worked.

American Modern has filed…