Legal Opinion
Robin Passaro Louque, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Allstate Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2003No. 01-30857PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
The district court assumed removal jurisdiction and then dismissed the case for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted in this putative class action, which challenges Allstate’s alleged policy of refusing to settle minor-impact, soft-tissue injury actions against its insureds. The principal issue on appeal is whether the amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction was satisfied by the potential recovery of attorney’s fees under Louisiana law pertaining to insurance claims handling. We affirm the district court’s conclusion that…
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