(July 20, 2017, 12:07 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge on July 13 denied a motion to remand after determining that complete diversity of citizenship exists because the insurer’s agent is not a proper defendant as the insured failed to state a claim against an insurer’s agent for misrepresentation (Howard Johnson II v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co., et al, No. 17-1206, S.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108530)....