Wolf Block, the defunct firm that had its headquarters in Philadelphia, has said in court papers it is a New Jersey firm for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.
The firm, a Philadelphia legal icon that dissolved in 2009 and is still winding up its affairs, is trying to get a suit it filed against its insurer brought back to state court in Philadelphia. And in an effort to negate diversity of citizenship for federal jurisdiction, the firm says that, like its insurer, Federal Insurance Co., it too is a New Jersey resident.
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