U.S. District Court Denies Plaintiffs' Motions to Remand, Add Non-Diverse Defendants to Mold Complaint

GALVESTON, Texas - A federal judge has denied a motion by two Texas homeowners who sought to add non-diverse defendants to their mold-related lawsuit against State Farm Lloyds allegedly in an effort to keep the case in state court. Lisa Lewis and Jimmy L. Lewis v. State Farm Lloyds, No. G-02-246 (D. Texas, S. Dist., Galveston Div.).

According to an opinion and order denying the homeowner-plaintiffs' motion to remand the case, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas said May 30 that it suspects the plaintiffs' proposed amendment was intended solely to destroy diversity, adding that there …