Hon. John Nho Trong Nugyun
Superior Court Judge
Motion : Plaintiffs' motion to tax costs. Defendants oppose
Background: Plaintiffs (Ps) allege professional broker negligence against Defendants (Ds) Jones & Maudling Ins. Brian Martinez who was employee/agent of Jones and the agent for Ps auto insurance and umbrella policy. Ps Mary and Richard Canan made a request to change their policy and Martinez provided two separate sets of insurance proposals, one in January and one in September 2011. Ps allege that Ds did not ask Ps what coverage level they wanted and Ds did not disclose to Ps the availability of umbrella policy for uninsured/underinsured motorist. Ps purchased a policy recommended by Ds but it did not include the excess uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage at the proper level of $1 million. P Myles Canan was hit by car while skateboarding with underinsured motorist coverage on July 11, 2012. P obtained $400k on the uninsured coverage. However if the level of coverage that Ps