LOUISIANA v. AMERICAN NAT. PROPERTY CAS. CO.

Nos. 14-30071, 14-30072.

746 F.3d 633 (2014)

State of LOUISIANA, on behalf of insured(s)/assignor(s)/subrogor(s), Plaintiff-Appellee v. AMERICAN NATIONAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANY; American National General Insurance Company; ANPAC Louisiana Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bruno (argued), Bruno & Bruno, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jay M. Lonero (argued), Angie Arceneaux Akers , Christopher Raymond Pennison, Esq. , Thomas H. Peyton , Larzelere Picou Wells Simpson Lonero, L.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) case, having roots in Hurricane Katrina and arising from a state program to assist homeowner victims, the defendant, American National Property & Casualty Company (ANPAC), appeals the judgment of the district court holding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case. This case was initiated as a class action, in state court under state law, by the State of Louisiana (the State...

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