Federal Judge Remands Homeowners’ Bad Faith Suit To Washington State Court

Mealey's (February 12, 2020, 12:53 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A breach of contract and bad faith suit filed by homeowners whose home was damaged by a fire must be remanded to Washington state court because the homeowners allege a viable common-law bad faith claim against the insurer’s claims adjuster and its employee, a Washington federal judge said Feb. 11 after determining that complete diversity of citizenship does not exist (Brandon Leonard, et al. v. First American Property & Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-6089, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23680)....