Judge Denies Insured’s Request To Remand Remaining Claim To State Court

(January 13, 2017, 11:43 AM EST) -- LAS VEGAS — Remand of an insurance breach of contract claim to state court is not proper even though it is the sole remaining claim in the action and does not satisfy the amount-in-controversy standard pursuant to binding authority, a federal judge in Nevada ruled Jan. 4 (Jose R. Luna v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 15-1104, D. Nev.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1568)....