Legal Opinion
Uffner v. La Reunion Francaise, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 26, 2001No. 00-1231PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Daniel L. Uffner, Jr. filed this diversity suit in federal district court in the District of Puerto Rico against his insurance issuer and underwriters for wrongful denial of an insurance claim. Defendants-appellees La Reunion Fran-caise, S.A. (“La Reunion”), T.L. Dallas & Co. Ltd. (“T.L.Dallas”), and Schaeffer & Associates, Inc. (“Schaeffer”) filed motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, failure to state a claim, and improper venue. The district court granted the motions based upon lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue.…
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