HOWARD v. GLOBE LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 3:96cv314/RV, 3:96cv341/RV, 3:96cv345/RV, 3:96cv365/RV and 3:96cv478/RV.

973 F.Supp. 1412 (1996)

Walter H. HOWARD, Edward McCorvey, Weldon Allen, Dorthy Collins, John Funk, Barbara Land, Bettye Rusche, Russel Smith, and Frank Way, Plaintiffs, v. GLOBE LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant. John H. EDWARDS and Chris Johnson, Plaintiffs, v. MAYFLOWER NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO., Defendant. Randall W. PITTS, Mary P. Pitts, Chris Bakich, Sharral Carnley, Joyce Foster, Roy Gay, Alphonza Randall, Peggy Smith, Sally Snider, Jerry Sweeten, Debra Thomas, Shan Watson, and Donald Wilkerson, Plaintiffs, v. UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant. Salvadore J. SERIO and Rebecca B. Serio, Plaintiffs, v. FIRST LIFE ASSURANCE CO., n/k/a The Mega Life & Health Ins. Co., Defendant. Randall W. PITTS, Mary P. Pitts, Robert F. Caristi, Sr., Harrison Norris, Sr., and Lucille Norris, Plaintiffs, v. CENTURION LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division.

December 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Franklin McKenzie, McKenzie & Soloway, Pensacola, FL, for Walter H. Howard, Edward McCorvey, Weldon Allen, Dorothy Collins, John Funk, Barbra Land, Bettye Rusche, Russel Smith, Frank Way, John H. Edwards, Chris Johnson, Salvadore J. Serio, Rebecca B. Serio, Randall W. Pitts, Mary P. Pitts, Robert F. Caristi, Sr., Harrison Norris, Sr., Lucille Norris, Chris Bakich, Sharral Carnley, Joyce Foster, Roy Gay, Alphonza Randall, Peggy Smith, Sally Snider, Jerry Sweeten, Debra Thomas, Shan Watson, Donald Wilkerson.

Davis Duane Carr, Frank L. Parker, Pamela A. Moore, James W. Lampkin, Carr, Alford, Clausen, McDonald, L.L.C., Mobile, AL, for Globe Life Ins. Co.

Davis Duane Carr, Pamela A. Moore, James W. Lampkin, Carr, Alford, Clausen, McDonald, L.L.C., Mobile, AL, for Mayflower Nat. Life Ins. Co., Mega Life & Health Ins. Co., Union Fidelity Life Ins. Co.

David Lee McGee, Beggs & Lane, Pensacola, FL, for Centurion Life Ins. Co.


OMNIBUS ORDER

VINSON, Chief Judge.

Pending are the plaintiffs' motions to remand to state court in the five cases identified above.1

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs originally filed their complaints as separate class actions in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida.2 The state court complaints all alleged several state law claims including common law and...

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