Remand Of Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuit To State Court Denied

Mealey's (January 28, 2019, 1:21 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A law firm was improperly joined in an insurance bad faith lawsuit to defeat removal jurisdiction; therefore, an insured failed to sufficiently show that remand of the action to state court based on diversity jurisdiction is warranted, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled Jan. 9 (Rhino Shield Gulf South LLC., et al. v. RSUI Group Inc., et al., No. 18-11247, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3951)....