Insured’s Wildfire Coverage Suit Remanded; Appraiser Was Not Fraudulently Joined

Mealey's (July 19, 2021, 3:13 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on July 16 granted an insured’s motion to remand a breach of contract and bad faith suit seeking coverage for the destruction of a home by a wildfire after determining that the insured’s claims against the insurer’s home appraiser are sufficient to defeat the insurer’s argument that the appraiser was fraudulently joined....