Motion To Add Guaranty Association Granted, Case Remanded In Hurricane Ida Suit

(September 15, 2023, 9:07 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge granted insured homeowners’ motion to file a supplemental complaint to add the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) as a defendant in a Hurricane Ida coverage suit against their now-insolvent insurer, finding a lack of evidence that the homeowners sought to amend their complaint to defeat diversity jurisdiction but that because it is defeated by adding LIGA, the case must be remanded to state court....