United States Fifth Circuit

In an insurance fraud class action, the District Court's order remanding the action to state court is affirmed where the mere addition of class allegations does not commence a new "civil action" for purposes of the Class Action Fairness Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2009
• Published 07/02/2009

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph Leroy Spilman, III, David Charles Bach, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Metairie, LA, for Admiral Ins. Co., David Coleman Raphael, Jr. (argued), David P. Smith, Elisa E. Tubbs, Smith Foote Law Firm, Alexandria, LA, Charles Ferrier Zimmer, John Alden Meade, Law offices of Odom & Des Roches, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Abshire, Jesse Adams, Gesele Adams, Darrow Adams, Buzzanca., David M. Latham (argued), Keary L. Everitt, Marie G. Everitt, Everitt, Pratt, Latham & Donovan, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana, ex rel. Office of Financial Institutions., John B. Dunlap, III (argued), Martin Stewart Bohman, Victor Roy Loraso, III, Carleton, Dunlap, Olinde, Moore & Bohman, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA, for State of louisiana, ex rel. Office of Risk Management.