HNRK Coverage Corner

On May 25, 2018, Judge Furman of the SDNY issued a decision in American Ins. Co. v. Kartheiser, Case No. 17-CV-5545 (JMF), denying a motion to dismiss a subrogation action for failure to join the insured as a party.

In American Ins. Co., an insurer brought a subrogation action in federal court, seeking to recover amounts it paid to the insured for property damage caused by the defendant.  Joining the insured -- which was was separately suing the defendant in state court for amounts not covered by the insurer -- would have defeated diversity jurisdiction in the insurer's federal subrogation ...