MSP RECOVERY CLAIMS, SERIES v. HANOVER INS. CO.

No. 19-12029, No. 19-12085, No. 19-12091, No. 19-12092, No. 19-12357, No. 19-12358, No. 19-13024.

995 F.3d 1289 (2021)

MSP RECOVERY CLAIMS, SERIES LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, MSPA Claims 1, LCC, a Florida limited liability company, Series PMPI, a designated series of MAO-MSO Recovery II, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, The Hanover American Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. MSP Recovery Claims Series LLC, MSPA Claims 1, LLC, Series PMPI, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. The Travelers Casualty Company, The Travelers Indemnity Company, The Travelers Indemnity Company of America, The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, MSPA Claims 1, LCC, a Florida limited liability company, Series PMPI, a designated series of MAO-MSO Recovery II LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dairyland Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC, MSPA Claims 1, LCC, Series PMPI, a designated series of MAO-MSO Recovery II LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. Northland Casualty Company, Northland Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC, A Delaware Series Limited Liability company, MSPA Claims 1, LCC, A Florida Limited Liability Company, Series PMPI, a designated series of MAO-MSO Recovery II LLC, A Delaware Series Limited Liability Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Owners Insurance Company, Southern-Owners Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, MSPA Claims 1, LCC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, Series PMPI, a designated series of MAO-MSO Recovery II LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC, a Delaware series LLC, MSPA Claims 1, LCC, a Florida limited liability, Series PMPI, a designated series of MAO-MSO Recovery II LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael O. Mena , Gino Moreno , Frank Carlos Quesada , Shayna Hudson , Arlenys Perdomo , John H. Ruiz , Christine M. Lugo , MSP Recovery Law Firm, Coral Gables, FL, Francesco Antonio Zincone , Armas Bertran Pieri , Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants and Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross Appellees.

Angel A. Cortinas , Jonathan H. Kaskel , Palm Beach County Attorney's Office, West Palm Beach, FL, Steven M. Levy , Denton US, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees The Hanover Insurance Company, The Hanover American Insurance Company, and Dairyland Insurance Company.

Bryce L. Friedman , Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York, NY, Laura E. Besvinick , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees-Cross Appellants and Defendant-Appellee Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company.

Lori M. McAllister , Dykema Gossett, PLLC, Lansing, MI, Shannon Patricia McKenna , Spencer H. Silverglate , Clarke Silverglate, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Owners Insurance Company, and Southern-Owners Insurance Company.

Thomas Julian Butler , Edward Morris Holt , Mary Caroline Wynn , Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellee IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company.

Before WILSON, LAGOA, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges.


This appeal consolidates seven separate cases that three related corporate entities —which we will refer to jointly as "MSP"—originally filed in Florida state court against seventeen insurance companies. After the insurance companies removed their respective cases to federal court, MSP filed timely motions to...

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