In re State Farm Lloyds Hurricane Litig.

At issue in this case was whether a non-hurricane windstorm case could be joined as a tag-along to a previously created pre-trial Hurricane Ike multidistrict litigation (MDL) court. A single pretrial judge remanded this case because it did not arise from a hurricane. The Supreme Court granted the motion for rehearing and vacated the single pretrial judge's order of remand, holding (1) the case was related to the MDL litigation because the issue of whether State Farm covered shingle damage arising from wind events during the period between 2008 and 2010 was common to all cases; and (2) transfer would promote efficiency and serve the convenience of parties and witnesses. View "In re State Farm Lloyds Hurricane Litig." on Justia Law