9th Circuit Says It Lacks Jurisdiction To Review Remand Order In Class Action Suit

(January 4, 2017, 12:12 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — Noting an issue of first impression, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 3 dismissed an insurer’s petition for permission to appeal a lower court’s remand order in a class action lawsuit founded on federal question jurisdiction but concluded that because the insurer’s notice of removal was not untimely, the lower court erred in awarding $18,330 in attorney fees to the plaintiff (Chan Healthcare Group, PS v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., et al., Nos. 16-35210, 16-80019, 9th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19)....