Pennsylvania Court Provides Gateway for Insureds to Keep Lawsuits in State Court

The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently issued a decision that may help insureds interested in having their cases heard in state court rather than allowing those cases to be removed to Federal Court. In the case, a plaintiff defeated diversity by naming both the insurer and the claims adjuster as defendants. See a detailed summary of the case and the decision in Dominique Ellis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company by clickling on the following link: http://blog.wcmlaw.com/2018/08/pennsylvania-court-provides-gateway-for-insureds-to-keep-lawsuits-in-state-court-pa/