Disability Suit Must Be Remanded To Minnesota State Court, Judge Says

(January 11, 2024, 8:21 AM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A disability claimant’s suit must be remanded to state court because the federal jurisdictional amount-in-controversy requirement of $75,000 has not been met, a Minnesota federal judge said after determining that the only amount that could be considered when calculating the amount in controversy is $6,000, which represents the amount the claimant alleges he was owed under the policy when the suit was removed to federal court....