September 14, 2023
A property owner attempted to defeat diversity jurisdiction in an appraisal dispute over storm damage coverage by fraudulently joining its insurer's outside counsel to the case, a Colorado federal judge found, dismissing the firm from the suit and denying the property owner's bid to remand it to state court.
August 24, 2023
A Colorado company engaged in a dispute over insurance coverage for storm damage is urging a federal court to disregard a magistrate judge's recommendation that would allow its insurer's attorneys to escape a negligent misrepresentation claim.
August 10, 2023
A Colorado magistrate judge has recommended that a Denver law firm escape a negligent misrepresentation claim filed by customers of one of its clients, an insurance company, because the plaintiffs misapplied the law when filing the claim and the firm's inclusion in the lawsuit meets the threshold of fraudulent joinder, a tactic to keep the suit in state court.
October 14, 2022
An insurer accused in Colorado federal court of failing to adequately cover property damage from 3-inch-diameter hail has asked to dismiss claims against its law firm, also accused in the suit of misrepresentation, arguing that the firm was "fraudulently" named in the case to "manipulate jurisdiction."