Insurer Not Proper Defendant In Bad Faith Suit, Judge Says In Remanding

Mealey's (September 15, 2022, 4:21 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insured’s breach of contract and bad faith suit filed against a homeowners insurer following a coverage dispute over Hurricane Ida damages must be remanded to state court because the insurer that removed the lawsuit to federal court is not the proper defendant, a Louisiana federal judge said Sept. 14....