Legal Opinion
Meritcare Incorporated Meritcare Ventures, Inc. Quinlan Medical, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 25, 1999No. 98-3032PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case, we conclude that a plaintiff with claims less than the jurisdictional amount may not invoke supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 where a co-plaintiffs more substantial ones meet the requisite amount. We also decide that the District Court correctly held that the meaning of “collapse” in a property insurance policy requires a caving in or falling in of a structure and that the existence of serious impairment of structural integrity is insufficient to invoke coverage. Accordingly, we will remand the claims of one…
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