Federal Judge Remands Professional Liability Coverage Dispute To California Court

Mealey's (July 13, 2020, 2:54 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on June 29 granted an insured’s motion to remand its lawsuit seeking professional liability coverage, rejecting the insurer’s argument that  removal is proper because the insured acted in bad faith by keeping the broker who procured the policy as a defendant to prevent removal to federal court until 28 U.S. Code Section 1446(c)(1)’s one-year removal period expired (Somera Capital Management, LLC v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company, No. 20-4277, C.D Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115193)....