A bad-faith suit against Allstate Insurance Co., which stemmed from an auto accident case that produced a $19.1 million verdict in Philadelphia, has been sent back from federal court to common pleas jurisdiction, a federal judge has ruled.
Even though Allstate is headquartered in Illinois, its employees involved in the case reside in Pennsylvania, U.S. District Judge Lawrence F. Stengel of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reasoned, remanding the case April 14 to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
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