Judge Allows Adding Guaranty Association And Remands In Hurricane Coverage Dispute

(July 17, 2023, 2:13 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on July 14 granted a homeowner’s motion to add the Louisiana Guaranty Association (LIGA) as a defendant and remanded to state court her suit against a now-insolvent insurer for its breach of contract and bad faith failure to compensate her for purported damage caused by Hurricane Ida, finding that the purpose of the amendment “is the inclusion of the proper defendant, rather than the exclusion of federal jurisdiction.”...