United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Lee Investment LLC

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether a federal district court had subject matter jurisdiction over an insurance company’s diversity action seeking rescission of a workers’ compensation policy and, if so, whether it was required to dismiss the case because exclusive jurisdiction was vested by state law in a state workers’ compensation agency. We conclude that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction and properly denied the motion to dismiss. We affirm.

I

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