No. 23A642

Country Mutual Insurance Company v. Angela Sudholt, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-11
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: cafa class-action home-state-controversy insurance-litigation internal-affairs jurisdictional-exceptions
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Seventh Circuit correctly applied the "internal affairs" exception to the Class Action Fairness Act in holding that a class action challenging a mutual insurance company's reserve levels and seeking distribution of reserves to policyholders relates to the internal affairs of the corporation.

Whether the Seventh Circuit correctly applied CAFA's "home-state controversy" exception in determining that Country Mutual is a "primary" defendant for purposes of that exception.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) permits federal courts to exercise jurisdiction over class actions involving state-specific insurance disputes when internal affairs and home-state controversy exceptions are invoked

Docket Entries

2024-01-12
Application (23A642) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until March 14, 2024.
2024-01-09
Application (23A642) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 29, 2024 to March 14, 2024, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Country Mutual Insurance Company
Neal Kumar KatyalHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner