District Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Bad Faith Suit, Judge Rules

(April 17, 2018, 9:46 AM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma on April 10 remanded an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court, ruling that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the action because the amount in controversy is less than the statutory limit for removal (Laura Bivens v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., No. 17-1181, W.D. Okla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 611110)....