Newly Filed Complaint Warrants Remand To State Court Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (February 16, 2017, 2:25 PM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge on Feb. 8 granted a motion to remand insureds’ breach of contract lawsuit against their insurer, finding that their complaint makes no claims as to the insurer’s denial of their flood loss claim but instead asserts that the insurer’s procurement of the “worthless” insurance policy was “improper, misleading and deceptive” (Don Henderson, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No.16-839, W.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17926)....