Judge: Insurer Can’t Rely On Fraudulent Misjoinder In Removal Of Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (April 10, 2018, 1:53 PM EDT) -- GREENVILLE, Miss. — An insurer may not rely on the doctrine of fraudulent misjoinder as a basis for removal jurisdiction, a federal judge in Mississippi ruled April 5 in remanding an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court (Kenneth Strachan, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., No. 17-0138, N.D. Miss., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58226)....