Judge Remands Hurricane Damage Dispute Involving Insurer, Guaranty Association

( October 22, 2024, 1:24 PM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — “[F]or the reasons set forth” in a Louisiana federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation to remand to state court a hurricane coverage dispute between a homeowner and his now-insolvent insurer, a Louisiana federal judge remanded the case “for lack of subject matter jurisdiction” after the magistrate judge granted the insured’s motion to amend his complaint to add the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) as a defendant....