Myrna Kawakita was set to undergo gastric bypass surgery, and her health insurer, Blue Shield of California, initially authorized the procedure. However, rather than paying for the procedure, Blue Shield rescinded Kawakita’s health insurance policy, asserting that her application contained misrepresentations about her height and weight. Kawakita purchased her health insurance policy through Blue Shield’s alleged agent, Steven Stendal, and claimed that Stendal was responsible for any misstatements on her application. Blue Shield rescinded Kawakita’s policy in August 2006, and she filed her lawsuit in July 2009, asserting causes of action for breach of contract, tortious breach on the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and declaratory relief. Blue Shield filed a motion for summary adjudication, arguing that the bad faith claim was barred by the two-year statute of limitations imposed by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 339 and Love v. Fire Insurance Exchange, 221 Cal. App. 3d 1136, 1144 n.4 (1990). The trial court rejected Blue Shield’s motion, and with Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company v. Superior Court (Kawakita), No. B225632, Blue Shield sought a peremptory writ of mandate directing the trial court to reverse its order.