Judge: Salvatore Sirna, Case: 24PSCV01844, Date: 2024-12-05 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24PSCV01844    Hearing Date: December 5, 2024    Dept: G

Plaintiff State Farm General Insurance Company’s Application for Default Judgment

Respondent: NO OPPOSITION

TENTATIVE RULING

Plaintiff State Farm General Insurance Company’s Application for Default Judgment is GRANTED.

BACKGROUND

This is an insurance subrogation action. In October 2023, a water filter cartridge that was manufactured, designed, distributed, inspected, supplied, serviced, sold, installed, or repaired by Defendant Ecolife Technologies, Inc. (Ecolife), doing business as Waterdrop Filter, failed and caused water damage to a property in Azusa. Plaintiff State Farm General Insurance Company (State Farm) provided property insurance coverage for the owner of the Azusa property and reimbursed the property owner for the damage caused.

On June 7, 2024, State Farm filed a complaint against Ecolife and Does 1-20 alleging the following causes of action: (1) negligence, (2) strict products liability, and (3) breach of implied warranties. On June 14, 2024, State Farm’s process server served Ecolife with substitute service in Ontario.

On September 23, 2024, the court entered default against Ecolife after they failed to file a timely answer. On November 26, 2024, State Farm submitted the present application for default judgment.

An OSC Re: Default Judgment is set for December 5, 2024.

LEGAL STANDARD

Code of Civil Procedure section 585 permits entry of a default judgment after a party has filed to timely respond or appear.  A party seeking judgment on the default by the court must file a Request for Court Judgment, and: (1) a brief summary of the case; (2) declarations or other admissible evidence in support of the judgment requested; (3) interest computations as necessary; (4) a memorandum of costs and disbursements; (5) a proposed form of judgment; (6) a dismissal of all parties against whom judgment is not sought or an application for separate judgment under CCP § 579, supported by a showing of grounds for each judgment; (7) exhibits as necessary; and (8) a request for attorneys’ fees if allowed by statute or by the agreement of the parties.  (Cal. Rules of Court 3.1800.)

ANALYSIS

State Farm seeks default judgment against Ecolife in the total amount of $52,611.19, including $50,578.78 in damages, $1,464.71 in interest, and $567.70 in costs. Because the court finds State Farm has submitted sufficient evidence, the court GRANTS State Farm’s application for default judgment.

CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, State Farm’s application for default judgment is GRANTED.