Hartis v. Chicago Title Insurance

Brian and Jacqueline Hartis (“class representatives”), individually and on behalf of the putative class, appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion to remand to state court, asserting that the district court erroneously concluded that the $5 million amount in controversy under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) was satisfied. We vacate the district court’s order and remand.

I. Background

The class representatives filed a class action suit against Chicago Title Insurance Company (“Chicago Title”) in Missouri state court alleging that Chicago Title failed to reimburse numerous…