Anahit Khayoyan v. Travelers Commercial Insurance Company

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On November 20, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against Travelers Commercial, Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company (“Travelers Property”), and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America (“Travelers of America”) (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging claims for: (1) breach of contractual duty to pay a covered claim; (2) bad faith breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and (3) professional negligence. On February 24, 2021, Defendants filed a Notice of Removal, alleging that this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).1 1 Travelers Property and Travelers of America were dismissed from this action on March 16, 2021. See Docket No. 17. In addition, Plaintiffs dismissed their claim for professional negligence on March 16, 2021. Id. In their Motion, Plaintiffs move to remand this action on the grounds that: (1) Defendants failed to serve the mandatory written notice of removal on Plaintiffs as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1446(d); Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5, and Local Rule 5-3.1.2; (2) not all Defendants joined the Notice of Removal; and (3) Defendants failed to establish that diversity…