5th Circuit: Minimal Diversity Supports Remand Of Policy Benefits Class Suit

Mealey's (May 4, 2022, 12:34 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A class complaint accusing an auto insurer of paying insureds less benefits than policies and Louisiana law required belongs in state court as the class is limited to Louisiana citizens and the insurer is also a citizen of that state, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 2....