Concord Auto Body, Inc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al

MOTION to Stay

E.D. Mo.November 20, 2014

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CONCORD AUTO BODY, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:14-CV-01857-JAR ) STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE ) Judge John A. Ross COMPANY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) STIPULATED MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING A TRANSFER DECISION BY THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION Defendants Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company (collectively “the Allstate Defendants”)1 and Plaintiff Concord Auto Body, Inc. respectfully move this Court for an order granting a stay as to all proceedings in the above-captioned Action (“Action”) pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation as to whether to transfer this Action to In re Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 2557, that is currently pending before Judge Gregory A. Presnell in the Middle 1 Counsel for the Allstate Defendants have attempted to contact counsel for all Defendants in this Action, requesting concurrence in the relief sought. Although counsel for the Allstate Defendants have not appeared on behalf of any other Defendant in this Action, the following Defendants consent to the filing of the Motion: American Family Mutual Insurance, Farmers Insurance Company, Inc., Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, LM General Insurance Company, Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Progressive Advanced Insurance Company, Progressive Preferred Insurance Company, Progressive Direct Insurance Company, Progressive Northwestern Insurance Company, Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, and Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company. Counsel for the Allstate Defendants did not receive a response from the other Defendants. Case: 4:14-cv-01857-JAR Doc. #: 5 Filed: 11/20/14 Page: 1 of 4 PageID #: 163 2 District of Florida. The grounds for this Stipulated Motion are set forth in the Memorandum in Support filed herewith. Dated: November 20, 2014 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Deborah C. Druley (w/consent) Deborah C. Druley (MO# 54625) deborah.druley@dentons.com DENTONS US LLP One Metropolitan Square 211 N. Broadway, Suite 3000 St. Louis, MO 63102-2741 Phone: (314) 241-1800 / Fax: (314) 259-5959 Richard L. Fenton richard.fenton@dentons.com DENTONS US LLP 233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 7800 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 876-8000 Fax: (312) 876-7934 COUNSEL FOR THE ALLSTATE DEFENDANTS /s/Tonna K. Farrar (w/permission) Tonna K. Farrar (MO #46270) tfarrar@bffb.com Van Bunch Eric D. Zard BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: (602) 274-1100 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF Case: 4:14-cv-01857-JAR Doc. #: 5 Filed: 11/20/14 Page: 2 of 4 PageID #: 164 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 20, 2014, the foregoing was filed electronically with the Clerk of the Court to be served by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system upon the following: Tonna K. Farrar Van Bunch Eric D. Zard BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 2325 East Camelback Road Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85016 I further certify that a copy of the foregoing has been served upon the following parties by first class U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, on November 20, 2014: State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co State Farm Fire and Casualty Company One State Farm Plaza Bloomington, IL 61710 American Family Mutual Ins. Co. 6000 American Parkway Madison, WI 53783-0001 Shelter Mutual Insurance Company 1817 West Broadway Columbia, MO 65218 Farmers Insurance Co., Inc. 10850 Lowell Avenue Overland Park, KS 66210-1667 Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange 3333 Fairview Road Mail Stop A357 Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1698 Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois 175 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 GEICO Casualty Company GEICO General Insurance Company GEICO Indemnity Company One GEICO Plaza Washington, DC 20076-0001 Government Employees Insurance Company One GEICO Plaza Washington, DC 20076-0001 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company Progressive Advanced Insurance Company Progressive Preferred Insurance Company Progressive Direct Insurance Company Progressive Northwestern Insurance Co P.O. Box 89490 Cleveland, OH 44101-6490 Case: 4:14-cv-01857-JAR Doc. #: 5 Filed: 11/20/14 Page: 3 of 4 PageID #: 165 2 83384710\V-1 Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Company Of Missouri P.O. Box 658 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Allied Property & Casualty Ins. Co. 1100 Locust Street, Dept. 2007 Des Moines, IA 50391-2007 United Services Automobile Association 9800 Fredericksburg Road San Antonio, TX 78288 USAA Casualty Insurance Company USAA General Indemnity Company 9800 Fredericksburg Road San Antonio, TX 78288 American Standard Ins. Co. of Wisconsin 6000 American Parkway Madison, WI 53783-0001 The Travelers Home And Marine Insurance Company One Tower Square Hartford, CT 06183 Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company 175 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02117 LM General Insurance Company 175 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02117 Nationwide Affinity Ins. Co. Of America One Nationwide Plaza Columbus, OH 43215-2220 Nationwide Insurance Company Of America 1 W. Nationwide Blvd DSPF-76 Columbus, OH 43215-2220 Cornerstone National Insurance Company P.O. Box 6040 Columbia, MO 65205-6040 Safe Auto Insurance Company 4 Easton Oval Columbus, OH 43219 /s/ Deborah C. Druley Deborah C. Druley (#54625MO) deborah.druley@dentons.com DENTONS US LLP One Metropolitan Square 211 N. Broadway, Suite 3000 St. Louis, MO 63102-2741 Phone: (314) 241-1800 Fax: (314) 259-5959 COUNSEL FOR THE ALLSTATE DEFENDANTS Case: 4:14-cv-01857-JAR Doc. #: 5 Filed: 11/20/14 Page: 4 of 4 PageID #: 166