HAIRSTON v. TRAVELERS CAS. & SUR. CO.

No. 99-11417.

232 F.3d 1348 (2000)

Tommy L. HAIRSTON, Earth Satellite Electronic Distributors, Inc., d.b.a. Private Cable Systems, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO., f.k.a. Aetna Casualty and Surety, Travelers Property Casualty, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Leslie Waycaster, Jr., Waycaster, Morris, Johnson & Dean, Dalton, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Gerald J. Nielsen, Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, LA, J. Anderson Davis, Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, Rome, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before ANDERSON, Chief Judge, and HILL and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Chief Judge:

Tommy Hairston and Earth Satellite Electronic Distributors, Inc. appeal the district court's dismissal of their suit under a flood insurance policy against Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. and Travelers Property Casualty. Appellants appeal the district court's determination that the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over claims brought pursuant to National Flood Insurance Program ("NFIP") policies and that filing in state court did...

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