Insurance Agent, Adjuster Improperly Joined In Bad Faith Suit, Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 8, 2019, 12:55 PM EDT) -- JACKSON, Miss. — Ruling that an insurance agent and insurance adjuster were improperly joined in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, a federal judge in Mississippi on March 30 denied an insured’s motion to remand, holding that complete diversity of citizenship of the remaining parties exists, providing the federal court with subject matter jurisdiction (Jennifer Luckett v. Allstate Indemnity Co., et al., No. 18-0275, S.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54942)....