Majority: Court Erred In Appointing Special Master In Katrina Suit Against Insurer

(August 26, 2019, 12:50 PM EDT) -- JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi Supreme Court majority on Aug. 22 held that a lower court abused its discretion when it reassigned a lawsuit alleging that an insurer misadjusted 232 unidentified Hurricane Katrina-related insurance claims and appointed a special master, vacating both orders and remanding (Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Mississippi ex rel. Jim Hood, No. 2017-IA-01554-SCT, Miss. Sup., 2019 Miss. LEXIS 296)....