Insurance Adjuster Improperly Joined In Bad Faith Suit, Judge Rules

Mealey's (November 2, 2017, 1:18 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — Remand of an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court is not necessary because insureds improperly joined an insurance adjuster in an attempt to defeat federal court jurisdiction, a federal judge in Texas ruled Oct. 27 in denying the insureds’ motion (Cheryl Fernandez, et al. v. Allstate Texas Lloyds, et al., No. 17-729, N.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178273)....