Removal Of Bad Faith Lawsuit Not Permitted Under Statute, Judge Rules

(December 1, 2017, 9:56 AM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Remand of an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit is warranted because an insurer failed to show that removal was permitted  under the bad faith exception to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1446(c)(1), a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Nov. 17 in remanding the action to state court (Travis B. Holman, et al. v. Coventry Health & Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-0886, W.D. Okla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190903)....