Ohio Federal Judge Rejects Recommendation That Bad Faith Suit Be Remanded

Mealey's (January 24, 2018, 11:37 AM EST) -- DAYTON, Ohio — An Ohio federal judge on Jan. 22 rejected a magistrate judge’s recommendation that an insured’s bad faith suit be remanded to Ohio state court where an underlying wrongful death suit against the insured is pending because the federal court is better equipped to address any issues arising out of federal aviation regulations as they apply to whether the insured’s airplane was unlawfully used by the insured’s son (Peter H. Heins v. Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-0110, S.D. Ohio, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9931)....