Legal Opinion
Kiefer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 29, 1996No. Civil Action 95-2674PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PORTEOUS, District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiffs motion to remand a bad faith suit filed pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:658 and 22:1220. State Farm Mutual Automobile Association [hereafter State Farm], which filed a Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion to Remand, removed the bad faith action to federal court on August 16,1995 on the basis of diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. This bad faith complaint was triggered by a 12-year old suit over an insurance claim and whether State Farm owes pre-judgment interest amounting to over $160,000.
The plaintiff, Linda…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Earl Berry v. Jimmy McLemore Town of Maben, Mississippi and New Hampshire Insurance Co., Garnishee-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Susie Randolph v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin GarnisheeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Martin v. Champion Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- George Swanson v. Liberty National Insurance Company and Guaranty National Insurance Company and Melvin SharpCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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- Crucible Materials Corp. v. Coltec Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. New York · 1997