Insured’s Suit Remanded For Failure To Show Adjuster Was Fraudulently Joined

(May 22, 2024, 11:08 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Remand of an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith suit is warranted because the homeowners insurer and its adjuster failed to meet their burden of showing that the insured’s negligent misrepresentation claim against the adjuster is frivolous, a California federal judge said in granting the insured’s motion to remand....