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Elvira Ljuljdjuraj v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 19, 2014No. 13-2641PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the scope of the “direct action” proviso of the federal diversity jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1), and its application to suits brought under Michigan’s no-fault automobile insurance laws. Elvira Ljuljdjuraj was driving a borrowed car when she drove over a patch of ice and collided with a negligently parked vehicle. The car she was driving was owned by a friend, Bardhyl Mullalli. Ljuljdjuraj filed a diversity suit in federal court, seeking recovery under Mullalli’s no-fault automobile insurance policy, issued by State Farm, for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Westfield Insurance v. GalatisOhio Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Turner v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Northbrook National Insurance v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Pinkey White v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Loretta Elliott v. American States Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
  2. Dohring v. Washington National Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2024
  3. Kittle v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2021
  4. Lee v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2020
  5. Premier Home Care, LLC v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2024

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