Judge Denies Remand Of Insurance Bad Faith Suit To State Court

Mealey's (January 14, 2019, 11:07 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Jan. 2 ruled that remand of an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court is unnecessary because insureds have improperly joined a claims adjuster as a defendant in the action under state law (Mariano and Joanne Mattei v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Corp., et al., No. 18-4643, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156)....