The insured’s breach of contract and bad faith claims were dismissed based upon the suit limitation provision and the statute of limitations. Mail Quip, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2019 U.S. LEXIS 87923 (E.D. Pa. May 23, 2019).      Plaintiff alleged that on March 17, 2015, an ink cartridge refill machine used in its business was “misappropriated.” The machine was insured by Allstate through a Commercial Property policy which insured for theft of…

    The federal district court refused to remand the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction despite the insurer’s argument that plaintiffs fraudulently joined their insurance agent as a defendant. Goostree v. Liberty Nat’l Life Ins. Co., 2019 LEXIS U.S. Dis. LEXIS 100604 (N.D. Ala. June 17, 2019).     Plaintiffs filed a putative class action consisting of people in Alabama who purchased or owned life insurance policies through Liberty National for which their premiums…