Plane Crash Plaintiffs: Reinsurer’s Removal To Federal Court Was Premature

(October 23, 2020, 1:10 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — In “an unusual procedural posture,” an English reinsurer preemptively removed a not-yet-filed third-party bad faith complaint to Florida federal court, individuals who were awarded a $844 million default judgment in connection with a plane crash near Medellin, Colombia, argue in their Oct. 19 motion for remand to state court where the original suit was filed (Priscila Elen De Souza Lima, et al. v. Linea Aerea Merida Internacional De Aviacion, et al., No. 20-23631, S.D. Fla.)....