Motion To Remand Disability Suit Denied; Diversity Of Citizenship Exists, Judge Says

( December 8, 2022, 3:11 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge denied a disability claimant’s motion to remand a breach of contract and bad faith suit after determining that complete diversity of citizenship exists between the parties because the claimant fraudulently joined an individual who conducted surveillance video on behalf of the disability insurer in an attempt to avoid federal jurisdiction....