Legal Opinion
Council Tower Ass'n v. Axis Specialty Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 6, 2011No. 09-3900PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Council Tower Association (“Council Tower”) commenced this action in Missouri state court against Axis Specialty Insurance Company (“Axis”), a Connecticut insurer, and Jim Vavak, an independent claims adjuster and Missouri resident. Council Tower asserts insurance coverage and related claims for losses incurred when a portion of the brick veneer covering the east wall of Council Tower’s apartment building in St. Louis fell to the ground. Axis removed the case, and Council Tower moved to remand. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). The district court1 denied the motion to remand and…
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