Insurer Establishes Jurisdiction, Panel Says, Reverses Ruling In Storm Damage Suit

(May 8, 2024, 10:39 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 7 reversed a lower federal court’s judgment dismissing an insurer’s petition to appoint an umpire for lack of diversity jurisdiction and remanded the case for the lower court to consider the insured’s additional subject matter jurisdiction arguments, finding that the insurer’s petition establishes an amount in controversy of more than $75,000....