Ahmadpoor v. Truck Insurance Exchange CA4/1
This appeal arises from the trial court's order granting a defense summary judgment motion in an insurance coverage action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c.) Plaintiff and appellant Jahangir Ahmadpoor (Father), as the legal owner of an automobile repair business named European Coach (the business or Plaintiff), sued its commercial property insurance carrier, Farmers Insurance Company (Truck), on breach of contract theories. After a 2012 burglary at the business, Father asked his son, Syamack Ahmadpoor (Son or "Mack Poor"), the authorized operator of the family business, to file and pursue a claim for over $450,000 in policy proceeds for tools that were stolen and for lost profits due to business interruption. After investigation, Truck denied the claim on the basis that the business's representatives made several types of material misrepresentations during the processing of the claim, in breach of the policy terms. Truck's summary judgment motion contended this condu
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