Federal Judge: Los Angeles Mayor Fraudulently Joined In Coronavirus Coverage Suit

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 1:38 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on July 27 denied an insured's motion to remand its novel coronavirus coverage suit to a California superior court, finding that the insured fraudulently joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (Mark's Engine Company No. 28 Restaurant, LLC v. The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al., No. 20-04423, C.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132841)....