Lamorak Insurance Company v. Certain London Market Company Reinsurers

UCase Lilo-ov- a cc4-NMI VOCUMENE 4G riled U¢4/2zU/lLog Frage 1 OT 45 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CERTAIN LONDON MARKET COMPANY REINSURERS, Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-10534-NMG LAMORAK INSURANCE COMPANY, f/k/a ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR REMAND (#6).

KELLEY, U.S.M.J.

1. Introduction.

This is a reinsurance case in which plaintiffs, Certain London Market Company Reinsurers (LMR),! sued defendant Lamorak Insurance Company in Massachusetts state court.

Lamorak removed the matter to this court. LMR has moved to remand, arguing that a related case presently pending in state court involving another reinsurer, Certain Underwriters of Lloyd’s, London (Lloyd’s), is parallel to this case, and thus this court should abstain from hearing this case under the rule of Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 821 (1976), or Brillhart v. Excess Ins. Co. of Am., 316 U.S. 491 (1942), as later affirmed in Wilton v. Seven Falls Co., 515 U.S. 277 (1995). (#6.) Lamorak opposed the motion, and LMR replied. (##11, 20.) The parties filed supplemental briefs, and the court held an oral ' LMR includes Turegum Insurance Company, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. UK Branch, National Casualty Company, National Casualty Company of America Ltd., Dominion Insurance Company Ltd., Stronghold Insurance Company Ltd., and Allianz Suisse Versicherungs- Gesellschaft AG. (#1-1 at 4.)