(February 24, 2017, 9:32 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Feb. 22 denied a motion to remand a class complaint accusing an insurer of breach of contract for failing to pay its insureds for the diminished value of their vehicles, finding that the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million (Evna T. LaVelle, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, No. 16-1082, D. D.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24198)....