Judge Grants Motion To File Amended Complaint In Hurricane Ida Coverage Row

(September 27, 2023, 12:04 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge granted homeowners’ motion to file an amended complaint and add the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) as a defendant in their breach of contract and bad faith suit against their now-insolvent insurer over its failure to cover purported damages caused by Hurricane Ida, finding no evidence that the motion to amend is “to defeat federal jurisdiction” and that because diversity jurisdiction no longer exists, the case must be remanded to state court....