Blair v. GEICO General Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

GREGORY F. VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge.

As a result of an automobile accident, Darlene Blair, the plaintiff, has sued GEI-CO General Insurance Company (“GEI-CO”), her insurance carrier and the defendant in this case, to collect Underinsured Motorist (“UIM”) benefits under her insurance policy. GEICO removed the case to federal court, and here argues that summary judgment is appropriate on two grounds. First, GEICO argues that this case represents the second action arising from the same accident and insurance policy, and because splitting such an action is…