AUTOMOTIVE ALIGNMENT & BODY SERVICE v. STATE FARM

No. 16-13596, 16-13601, 16-15467.

953 F.3d 707 (2020)

AUTOMOTIVE ALIGNMENT & BODY SERVICE, INC., d.b.a. Pitalo Auto Paint & Body, Alexander Body Shop, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Gary Conns Collision Center, Inc., Cross Paint & Body Shop, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Alpine Straightening Systems, d.b.a. Alpine Body Shop, A.F. Collision Repair, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Mid-century Insurance Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Arthur Eaves, Jr. , Eaves Law Firm, LLC, JACKSON, MS, Allison P. Fry , Allison P. Fry , Attorney at Law, JACKSON, MS, Mark L. Shurtleff , Shurtleff Law Firm, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Halbert Edwin Dockins, Jr. , Ellie F. Turnage , Dockins Turnage & Banks, PLLC, JACKSON, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants AUTOMOTIVE ALIGNMENT & BODY SERVICE, INC., d.b.a. Pitalo Auto Paint & Body, ALEXANDER BODY SHOP, LLC, BILL FOWLER'S BODYWORKS, LLC, BOLDEN BODY SHOP, LLC, CLINTON BODY SHOP, INC., CLINTON BODY SHOP OF RICHLAND, INC., CRYSTAL CAR CARE, INC., HYPERCOLOR AUTOMOTIVE RECONDITIONING, INC., d.b.a. Autoworks Collision Specialist, LAKESHORE BODY SHOP, INC., PATRIOT AUTO BODY, LLC, PROTOUCH COLLISION, LLC, d/b/a Boler-Phillips Body Shop, RIDGELAND BODY SHOP, INC., ROY ROGERS BODY SHOP, INC., SMITH BROTHERS BODY SHOP, INC., SMITH BROTHERS COLLISION CENTER, INC., WALKER COLLISION CENTER, INC., BARRY LEWIS, Individually and d/b/a European Coachworks, LTD., MARK COOK, Individually and d/b/a European Coachworks, LTD., CANTON COLLISION, LLC, EAST MCCOMB BODY SHOP, INC., GEORGE CARR BUICK PONTIAC CADILLAC GMC, INC., and B & W BODY SHOP, INC.

Michael P. Kenny , Elizabeth Helmer , Tiffany Lynne Powers , Alston & Bird, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, Daniel D. Birk , Michael L. McCluggage , Eimer Stahl LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Johanna W. Clark , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA, ORLANDO, FL, Emerson Barney Robinson, III , Butler Snow, LLP, RIDGELAND, MS, for Defendants-Appellees STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY.

Jeffrey S. Cashdan , Emily Shoemaker Newton , Claire Carothers Oates , King & Spalding, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, Michael R. Nelson , Kymberly Kochis , Francis X. Nolan, IV , Eversheds Sutherland (US)LLP, NEW YORK, NY, William C. Brabec , Adams and Reese, LLP, JACKSON, MS, Joseph T. Kissane , Cole Scott & Kissane, PA, JACKSONVILLE, FL, Benjamin B. Morgan , Adams and Reese, LLP, RIDGELAND, MS, for Defendants-Appellees PROGRESSIVE GULF INSURANCE COMPANY and PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Richard L. Fenton , Mark L. Hanover , Dentons US, LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, William C. Griffin , Currie Johnson Griffin & Meyers, PA, JACKSON, MS, Bonnie Lau, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, for Defendant-Appellee ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Robert Bradley Best , Jonathan Stuart Masters , Holcomb Dunbar Watts Best Masters & Golmon, PA, OXFORD, MS, for Defendant-Appellee SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Michael Edward Mumford , Ernest Eugene Vargo, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, CLEVELAND, OH, for Defendants-Appellees SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, and SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.

Michael Hiram Carpenter , Carpenter Lipps & Leland, LLP, COLUMBUS, OH, for Defendants-Appellee's NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., NATIONWIDE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and NATIONWIDE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Dan W. Goldfine , Ian M. Fischer , Husch Blackwell, LLP, PHOENIX, AZ, Joshua Grabel , Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP, PHOENIX, AZ, Jamie L. Halavais , Husch Blackwell, LLP, PHOENIX, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY and GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Richard L. Fenton , Dentons US, LLP, CHICAGO, IL, for Defendant-Appellee ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,

John Arthur Eaves, Jr. , Eaves Law Firm, LLC, JACKSON, MS, Allison P. Fry , Allison P. Fry , Attorney at Law, JACKSON, MS, Mark L. Shurtleff , Shurtleff Law Firm, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Mark W. Sniderman , Sniderman Nguyen, LLP, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, for Plaintiffs Appellants Plaintiffs-Appellants GARY CONNS COLLISION CENTER, INC., CROSS PAINT & BODY SHOP, INCORPORATED, DANT. GRATZ BODY SHOP, INC., ENNEKING'S AUTO BODY, INC., EXCEL AUTO BODY, INC., JON'S BODY SHOP, INC., MAIN STREET BODY SHOP, INC., MINTON BODY SHOP, INC., PRESTIGE AUTO BODY REPAIR, INC., KEVIN WELLS, d.b.a KNJ LLC, SOUTHLAKE COLLISION CENTER, INC., TEAM 150, INC., CLARKSVILLE COLLISION CENTER, INC., MATTINGLY COLLISION CENTER, INC., GENERATIONS CUSTOM AUTO & COLLISION, INC., AUTO BODY SPECIALTIES OF LAFAYETTE, INC., BROTHERS BODY AND PAINT OF MORGAN COUNTY, INC., WILKERSON BODY AND FRAME, INC., CLARK AUTOMOTIVE, INC., HARWOOD COLLISION REPAIR, LLC, VOELZ BODY SHOP, INC., MARTIN'S BODY SHOP, INC., JONKMAN GARAGE, INC., and CARL THURMAN, d.b.a. Thurman Body Shop LLC.

Michael P. Kenny , Elizabeth Helmer , Tiffany Lynne Powers , Alston & Bird, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Brent Robert Austin , Daniel D. Birk , Michael L. McCluggage , Eimer Stahl LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Johanna W. Clark , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA, ORLANDO, FL, John B. Drummy , Kightlinger & Gray, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendants-Appellees STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Michael P. Kenny , Alston & Bird, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Brent Robert Austin , Daniel D. Birk , Michael L. McCluggage , Eimer Stahl LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Johanna W. Clark , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA, ORLANDO, FL, John B. Drummy , Kightlinger & Gray, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendant-Appellee STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY.

Jeffrey S. Cashdan , Emily Shoemaker Newton , King & Spalding, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Michael R. Nelson , Kymberly Kochis , Francis X. Nolan, IV , Eversheds Sutherland (US)LLP, NEW YORK, NY, Emily Shoemaker Newton , Fields Howell, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Kimberly E. Howard , Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, PA, FORT MYERS, FL, Joseph T. Kissane , Cole Scott & Kissane, PA, JACKSONVILLE, FL, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendant-Appellee PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Jeffrey S. Cashdan , Emily Shoemaker Newton , King & Spalding, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Michael R. Nelson , Kymberly Kochis , Francis X. Nolan, IV , Eversheds Sutherland (US)LLP, NEW YORK, NY, Emily Shoemaker Newton , Fields Howell, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Kimberly E. Howard , Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, PA, FORT MYERS, FL, Joseph T. Kissane , Paula Anastasia Parker, Cole Scott & Kissane, PA, JACKSONVILLE, FL, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendant-Appellee PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Lori J. Caldwell , Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell, PA, ORLANDO, FL, Richard L. Fenton , Dentons US, LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Bonnie Lau , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, for Defendants-Appellees ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, and ALLSTATE VEHICLE & PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Brian S. Jones , Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, for Defendant-Appellee INDIANA FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Thomas W. Curvin , Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, ATLANTA, GA, for Defendant-Appellee ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY and ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS.

Kathy L. Osborn , Ryan Hurley , Sarah Jenkins , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Michael S. McCarthy , Heather Carson Perkins, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, DENVER, CO, for Defendant-Appellee AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Ernest Eugene Vargo , Baker & Hostetler, LLP, CLEVELAND, OH, for Defendants-Appellees AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY and INDIANA INSURANCE COMPANY.

John Arthur Eaves, Jr. , Eaves Law Firm, LLC, JACKSON, MS, Allison P. Fry , Allison P. Fry , Attorney at Law, JACKSON, MS, Mark L. Shurtleff , Shurtleff Law Firm, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Robert Reed Pruyn , Law Office of R. Reed Pruyn, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, for Plaintiffs-Appellants ALPINE STRAIGHTENING SYSTEMS, d.b.a. Alpine Body Shop, A.F. COLLISION REPAIR, INC., PERKS AUTO REPAIR, INC., JENSON ENTERPRISES, INC., B&B AUTO BODY & PAINT, INC., LINDON COLLISION CENTER, L.L.C., J.P.'S CUSTOM BODY & PAINT, INC., d.b.a. J.P.'s Collision Center, DAVE'S BODY SHOP, INC., and CHRIS BODY & PAINT, INC.

Paul M. Belnap , Elizabeth Helmer , Michael P. Kenny , Tiffany Lynne Powers , Alston & Bird, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Daniel D. Birk , Michael L. McCluggage , Eimer Stahl LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Johanna W. Clark , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA, ORLANDO, FL, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendant-Appellee STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Eric Hochstadt , John P. Mastando, III , David L. Yohai , Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP, NEW YORK, NY, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, D. Matthew Moscon , Lauren A. Shurman , Stoel Rives, LLP, SALT LAKE CTY, UT, for Defendant-Appellee MID-CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Richard L. Fenton , Mark L. Hanover , Denton US, LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Lori J. Caldwell , Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell, PA, ORLANDO, FL, Anthony C. Kaye , Emily L. Wegener , Ballard Spahr, LLP, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Bonnie Lau , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendants-Appellees ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY and ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Michael S. McCarthy , Heather Carson Perkins , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, DENVER, CO, Maralyn M. English , Law Offices of Snow Christensen & Martineau, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Ryan Hurley , Sarah Jenkins , Kathy L. Osborn , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendant-Appellee AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE.

Dan W. Goldfine , Ian M. Fischer , Husch Blackwell, LLP, PHOENIX, AZ, Joshua Grabel , Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP, PHOENIX, AZ, for Defendant-Appellee GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Hal Kemp Litchford , Kyle Allen Diamantas , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, Amelia W. Koch , Baker Donelson, PC, NEW ORLEANS, LA, for Defendants Appellees UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Matthew F. Hall , Mark Johnson Criser , Hill Ward & Henderson, PA, TAMPA, FL, for Defendant-Appellee FARM BUREAU PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Jeffrey S. Cashdan , Emily Shoemaker Newton , King & Spalding, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Michael R. Nelson , Eversheds Sutherland (US)LLP, NEW YORK, NY, for Defendants-Appellees PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY and PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY.

Jeffrey S. Cashdan , King & Spalding, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, for Defendants Appellees PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY and PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Richard L. Fenton , Dentons US, LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Bonnie Lau , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, for Defendant-Appellee ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Richard Wardell Loveland , Nathan L. Winegar , Coddington Hicks & Danforth, REDWOOD SHORES, CA, for Defendant-Appellee WESTERN UNITED INS. CO., NOW NAMED CSAA GENERAL INS. CO.

David L. Yohai , Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP, NEW YORK, NY, for Defendants Appellees FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE and BRISTOL WEST INSURANCE COMPANY.

Paul E. Susz , United Auto Ins. Co., Office of General Counsel, MIAMI, FL, for Defendant-Appellee UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, MARTIN, and KATSAS, Circuit Judges.


These consolidated appeals require us to decide two jurisdictional questions before reaching the merits: whether the district court had jurisdiction to adjudicate amended complaints filed after its earlier orders of dismissal became final judgments, and whether we have jurisdiction to review an order that the appellants...

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