United States Sixth Circuit

In a suit over insurance coverage for an outpatient drug treatment facility, declaratory judgment for insurance companies is reversed and remanded with instructions to dismiss where the relevant factors did not weigh in favor of the exercise of declaratory judgment jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2007
• Published 07/20/2007

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  LAWSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Matthew P. Cook, Cole & Moore, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Appellant.  W. David Kiser, Ackerson & Yann, Louisville, Kentucky, Steven Allred, Helms, Mullis & Wicker, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Matthew P. Cook, Dov Moore, Cole & Moore, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Appellant.  W. David Kiser, Ackerson & Yann, Louisville, Kentucky, Steven Allred, Helms, Mullis & Wicker, Charlotte, North Carolina, Timothy L. Edelen, Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Appellees.