Judge Dismisses Insurer, Reinsurer’s Negligence Suit For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (June 21, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — An insured’s presence destroys complete diversity jurisdiction in a negligence lawsuit also involving its subrogated insurer and reinsurer, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled June 20, dismissing the lawsuit because it cannot proceed without the insured (RAD Manufacturing LLC f/k/a RAD Wood Work Co., et al. v. Advanced Fabrication Services Inc. t/d/b/a AFS Energy Systems, No. 16-2138, M.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94575)....