Judge: Loan's Balance Should Not Be Included In Amount- In-Controversy Calculation

(July 24, 2020, 5:19 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia on July 13 remanded a woman's lawsuit against her mortgage lender, finding that the unpaid balance of her loan should not be factored into the calculation of the amount in controversy because she seeks statutory damages based on the lender's failure to provide her with loss mitigation options pursuant to her deed of trust (Catherine Renea Woodfell v. Gateway Mortgage Group LLC, No. 19-cv0658, S.D. W.Va., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123579)....