Mealey's (January 29, 2021, 9:07 AM EST) -- SELMA, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on Jan. 26 denied a motion to remand a dispute over accidental death benefits after determining that the insurer met its burden of proving that the amount in controversy exceeds the federal jurisdictional minimum of $75,000 when the plaintiff’s demand for bad faith damages and punitive damages are calculated into the amount in controversy....