Judge Denies Insured’s Remand Motion In Insurance Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (March 16, 2017, 1:53 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Remand of an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court is not proper because the amount in controversy exceeds the statutory limit, a federal judge in Ohio ruled March 13 (Leslie Wyatt v. New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-40, S.D. Ohio, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35504)....