Insurance Bad Faith Suit Dismissed For Lack Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Mealey's (October 16, 2018, 11:36 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on Oct. 15 ruled that a federal district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over an insured’s insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against her auto insurer because the amount in controversy requirement for diversity of citizenship in the lawsuit has not been met (Rhonda Hargrove-Davis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, No. 18-923, M.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176385)....