(July 20, 2017, 12:08 PM EDT) -- ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge on July 11 granted an insured’s motion to remand a complaint to North Carolina state court after determining that a local franchise for a property restoration company recommended by the insurer to remediate damages caused by a chimney fire is a proper defendant and defeats the complete diversity of citizenship required for federal jurisdiction (Elizabeth M.T. O’Nan v. Nationwide Insurance Co. et al., No. 17-5, W.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106568)....