Insureds' Water Damage Suit Remanded For Lack Of Diversity Of Citizenship

Mealey's (July 31, 2020, 12:11 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — An insureds' lawsuit seeking coverage for water damage in their home must be remanded to Washington state court because the insureds may have a viable claim for common-law bad faith against a claims adjuster named as a defendant and, therefore, complete diversity of citizenship does not exist, a Washington federal judge said July 28 in adopting a magistrate judge's report and recommendation (J. Dan Fiorito Jr., et al. v. Bankers Standard Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-1760, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133670)....