Judge Remands Coverage Suit Over COVID-19 Tenant Relief Orders To California Court

Mealey's (July 22, 2020, 1:33 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on July 20 granted an insured's motion to remand its bad faith and California unfair competition law (UCL) lawsuit seeking coverage for its rental income loss arising from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's tenant relief orders prompted by the novel coronavirus, finding that the insurer has failed to satisfy its burden to demonstrate "the requisite amount in controversy by a preponderance of the evidence" (Geragos & Geragos Fine Arts Building, LLC v. Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al., No. 20-04427, C.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127427)....