Legal Opinion

Burns v. Western Southern Life Insurance

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided January 27, 2004No. CIV.A. 3:03-0748, CIV.A. 3:03-0751 to 3:03-0817PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, District Judge.

Pending are Plaintiffs’ motions to remand. The Court DENIES the motions.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The Court ADOPTS and INCORPORATES herein the factual background section contained in Grennell v. Western Southern Life Insurance Co., 298 F.Supp.2d 390, 2004 WL 50869 (S.D.W.Va.2004).

The Burns group consists of West Virginia residents who indisputedly had no contact with the individual Defendants. Comparatively, the more numerous Grennell Plaintiffs consist of non-West Virginia and non-Ohio residents who lacked contact with the individual Defendants.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Athena Automotive, Incorporated v. John J. Digregorio J & D Automotive, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  2. Grennell v. Western Southern Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2004
  3. Smith v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2003
  4. Johnson v. Glaxo Smith KlineDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2002
  5. Lidy J. Hartley v. Csx Transportation, Incorporated South Carolina Department of Transportation Town of Allendale, South Carolina, Lidy J. Hartley v. Csx Transportation, Incorporated South Carolina Department of Transportation Town of Allendale, South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rutherford v. Merck & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2006
  2. Stephens v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2011
  3. Greene v. WyethDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2004
  4. Barge v. Western Southern Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2004
  5. Cross Country Bank v. McGrawDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2004

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