Federal Judge Finds No Fraudulent Joinder, Remands Builders’ Bad Faith Action

Mealey's (June 28, 2021, 11:29 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Ruling that the high burden of proving fraudulent joinder was not met, a federal judge in California on June 10 remanded to state court four homebuilders’ suit against an insurer and related parties concerning more than $10 million that the builders allege they were overcharged for self-insurance retention (SIR) payments made as part of homebuilder protection (HBP) policies....