Tentative ruling issued by Judge Chad Firetag on May. 27, 2021 in Riverside County, CA - Case no: xxxxx627

The Court grants Lab Corp.’s motion for summary judgment on Broan’s cross-complaint. Factual / Procedural Context: Defendant/Cross-Defendant, Lab Corp. moves for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication of issues, on the Cross-Complaint filed by Defendant/Cross-Complainant, Broan-Nutone. (“Broan”). The Cross-Complaint relates to the original action filed in this case for Negligence and Product Liability filed by Plaintiff Security National Insurance Company against both Broan and Lab Corp. On April 26, 2019, Plaintiff brought the instant action exercising its subrogation rights to stand in the shoes of its insured, Joseph Rajabi DDS, whose property was damaged by the incident which is the subject matter of this case. The Complaint alleged that on August 18, 2018, a bathroom exhaust fan located at the premises occupied by Lab Corp. fell to the floor and burned the toilet supply line, causing water to flood from Lab Corp.’s premises into Dr. Rajabi’s property dam….....