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United States Fourth Circuit


BATTLE v. SEIBELS BRUCE INS. CO., 01-1214, 01-1256

The district court possessed federal question subject matter jurisdiction over claims involving a flood insurance policy issued under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 42 U.S.C. sections 4001-4129, which alleged breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and the temporary conversion of money; thus, remand to state court vacated.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 12/05/2001
  • Decided 04/29/2002
  • Published 04/29/2002

Judges

  • Before WIDENER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

  • United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellees:
  • ARGUED:  Carmen J. Battle, Fayetteville, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Gerald Joseph Nielsen, Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, Louisiana, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Walter T. Johnson, Jr., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Eric Stevens, Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
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