Ariz. Federal Court Remands Dispute Over Insurance Coverage

PHOENIX - An unspecified claim for bad faith damages is not enough to overcome the federal courts' "strong presumption" against removal if the case doesn't otherwise meet the court's monetary threshold, a federal judge said in remanding a mold coverage case to Arizona state court. Zibners v. Foremost Insurance Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., No. CV-07-8069-PCT-DGC (D. Ariz.).

In his Sept. 25 order, Judge David G. Campbell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona rejected assertions by Foremost Insurance Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., that an insured couple's claim for punitive and compensatory damages was sufficient basis …