Insureds' Demand Email Sought $77,500, But Did Not Prove Amount In Controversy Exceeded $75,000, District Court Decides
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November 16, 2018 at 12:40 PM
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A federal district court in Florida has remanded to state court a case brought by two insureds against their insurance company after concluding that the insurer had not established that the amount in controversy exceeded the $75,000 jurisdictional amount – even though the insureds had sent a demand email to their insurer seeking $77,500.
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