An insurance company sued for denying coverage to a law firm hit with a legal malpractice lawsuit is attempting to have the bad-faith litigation moved from the Blair County Court of Common Pleas to federal court.
Defendant Westport Insurance filed a notice of removal to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, based on diversity of jurisdiction. Westport is a Missouri-based company and the plaintiff, the law firm of Hippo, Fleming & Pertile, is based in Altoona.
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