6th Circuit Vacates, Remands Disability Suit, Says District Court Lacked Jurisdiction

Mealey's (September 13, 2019, 1:51 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A district court erred in denying a disability claimant’s motion to remand because the amount in controversy did not exceed the federal jurisdictional minimum amount of $75,000, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Sept. 11 in vacating and remanding the district court’s ruling in favor of a disability insurer (Linda Graves v. Standard Insurance Co., No. 18-5449, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 27526)....