Pulte Home Company, LLC v. HDI Global Specialty SE et al
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| Judge: | John F Walter |
| Referred: | Patricia Donahue |
| Case #: | 2:24-cv-02191 |
| Nature of Suit | 110 Contract - Insurance |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract |
| Case Filed: | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Last checked: Saturday Sep 14, 2024 1:36 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Benchmark Insurance Company
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Defendant
Starr Indemnity and Liability Company
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Defendant
Allied World Assurance Company US Inc.
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Defendant
Rockhill Insurance Company
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Defendant
Peleus Insurance Company
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Defendant
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
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Defendant
James River Insurance Company
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Defendant
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company
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Defendant
First Specialty Insurance Corporation
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Defendant
First Mercury Insurance Company
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Defendant
ACE American Insurance Company
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Plaintiff
Centex Real Estate Company, LLC
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Plaintiff
Centex Homes
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Plaintiff
Pulte Home Company, LLC
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ThirdParty Defendant
Contractors Insurance company of North America, Inc.
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ThirdParty Plaintiff
Benchmark Insurance Company
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Defendant
Kinsale Insurance Company
Terminated: 07/12/2024
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Defendant
HDI Global Specialty SE
Terminated: 07/16/2024
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Defendant
United Specialty Insurance Company
Terminated: 04/22/2024
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Defendant
Twin City Fire Insurance Company
Terminated: 08/02/2024
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Defendant
QBE Specialty Insurance Company
Terminated: 06/21/2024
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Defendant
Old Republic Insurance Company
Terminated: 07/02/2024
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Defendant
Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Co.
Terminated: 05/03/2024
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| Docket last updated: 05/09/2025 11:59 PM PDT |
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order
Order ~Util - Add and Terminate Parties
Thu 05/08 1:11 PM
ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION TO DISMISS AS TO THE FOLLOWING219 : BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY AS DEFENDANT; BENCHMARK'S THIRD- PARTY COMPLAINT (Dkt. 153) CICNA'S CROSS COMPLAINT AGAINST BENCHMARK (Dkt. 175) by Judge John F. Walter. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. (iv) |
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stip
Dismiss Party
Wed 05/07 1:14 PM
Joint STIPULATION to Dismiss Defendant, Third Party Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Benchmark Insurance Company filed by Defendant, Third Party Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Benchmark Insurance Company.(Campo, John) |
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Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Joint Stipulation to Dismiss Benchmark Insurance Company
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misc
Response
Mon 05/05 2:54 PM
RESPONSE filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLCto Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held,,,, Set/Reset Deadlines,,,214 (Odia, Sarah) |
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notice
Notice of Lodging
Mon 05/05 11:48 AM
NOTICE OF LODGING filed re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206(Odia, Sarah) |
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Proposed Order PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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Declaration (Motion related)
Mon 05/05 10:12 AM
DECLARATION of Sarah J. Odia in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC.(Odia, Sarah) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 14; USICs initial disclosures, confirming USIC issued the following policies to GreenBee: BTO1416786; BTO1527625; and DBRUS000304-00,
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Exhibit 15; USICs correspondence dated February 15, 2021, wherein it accepts Pultes additional insured tender of defense,
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Exhibit 16; Pultes December 20, 2019 tender of defense and indemnity to USIC under all GreenBee policies
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Declaration (Motion related)
Mon 05/05 10:07 AM
DECLARATION of Luanne Whittaker in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC.(Odia, Sarah) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1; Master Land Trade Contractor Master Agreement executed by GreenBee on November 4, 2010,
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Exhibit 2; Amendment to Master Land Trade Contractor Master Agreement executed by GreenBee on February 25, 2013,
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Exhibit 3; Master Trade Contractor Master Agreement executed by GreenBee on November 21, 2015,
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Exhibit 4; Housing and Consultant Contractor Agreement Pulte Home Corporation Work Order (flatwork) executed by GreenBee on July 24, 2014,
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Exhibit 5; Housing and Consultant Contractor Agreement Pulte Home Corporation Work Order (foundation) executed by GreenBee on August 11, 2014,
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Exhibit 6; Concrete Flatwork Scope of Work (ALL Pulte Southern California Communities) executed by GreenBee on October 8, 2015,
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Exhibit 7; Concrete Foundation Scope of Work (ALL Pulte Southern California Communities) executed by GreenBee on October 8, 2015,
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Att: 8
Exhibit 8; Notices of Claim pursuant to California Civil Code Section 910, notifying Pulte of alleged property damage as a result of defective construction, and initiating the pre-litigation "right to repair" procedure under California Civil Code § 895, et seq.,
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Att: 9
Exhibit 9; Civil action against Pulte, entitled Lorne Abby, et al. v. Centex Homes, et al., Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. RIC2003924,
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Exhibit 10; Minute Order 4/13/21 Compeling arbitration on an individual, home-by-home basis, and stayed the action,
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Exhibit 11; Cross-Complaint filed by Pulte on 1/3/24,
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Exhibit 12; Homeowner Matrix,
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Exhibit 13; Certificates of Insurance identifying Pulte as an additional insured on USIC policies
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order
Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines
Fri 05/02 10:25 AM
MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER STRIKING DECLARATION OF LUANNE WHITTAKER IN SUPPORT OF PUTLE HOME COMPANY, LLC'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY [filed 4/30/25; Docket No.208 ]; ORDER STRIKING DECLARATION OF SARAH J. ODIA IN SUPPORT OF PUTLE HOME COMPANY, LLC'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY [filed 4/30/25; Docket No.209 ]; and ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE SANCTIONS by Judge John F. Walter. Plaintiffs' counsel are ordered to show cause, in writing, on or before May 5,2025, why the Court should not impose sanctions in the amount of $2,500.00 for their repeated violations of the Local Rules, the Court's Standing Order, and the CMO. (iv) |
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notice
Deficiency in Filed Documents (G-112A) - optional html form
Thu 05/01 2:48 PM
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE: Motion for Summary Judgment206 . The following error(s) was/were found: Proposed document was not submitted or was not submitted as a separate attachment. A party seeking summary judgment shall lodge a proposed Judgment; a party seeking partial summary judgment shall lodge a proposed Order. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. (iv) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
Wed 04/30 2:31 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jamie L Vels counsel for Defendant QBE Specialty Insurance Company. Jamie L. Vels will no longer receive service of documents from the Clerks Office for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Jamie L. Vels is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant QBE Insurance Corporation. (Attorney Jamie L Vels added to party QBE Specialty Insurance Company(pty:dft))(Vels, Jamie) |
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Statement (Motion related)
Wed 04/30 12:54 PM
STATEMENT of SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED FACTS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC. (Odia, Sarah) |
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Declaration (Motion related)
Wed 04/30 12:50 PM
DECLARATION of Michael Mawson in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC. (Odia, Sarah) |
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Declaration (Motion related)
Wed 04/30 12:47 PM
DECLARATION of Sarah J. Odia in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC.(Odia, Sarah) |
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Exhibit 14,
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Exhibit 15,
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Exhibit 16
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Declaration (Motion related)
Wed 04/30 12:39 PM
DECLARATION of Luanne Whittaker in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC.(Odia, Sarah) |
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Notice of Motion
Wed 04/30 12:01 PM
NOTICE OF MOTION re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC 206 filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC. Motion set for hearing on 6/2/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Odia, Sarah) |
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motion
Summary Judgment
Wed 04/30 11:59 AM
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Duty to fully defend Pulte Home Company, LLC filed by Plaintiff Pulte Home Company, LLC. Motion set for hearing on 6/2/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Odia, Sarah) |
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