Judge Allows Insured To Amend Petition To Properly Assert Insurer’s Citizenship

Mealey's (November 7, 2017, 1:12 PM EST) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana federal magistrate judge on Nov. 2 allowed an insured to amend her complaint to adequately allege a flood insurer’s citizenship in her breach of contract lawsuit arising from flood damage (Sarah Faye Carrier v. Lexington Insurance Co., No. 17-1543, M.D. La., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182386)....