Insurers said they were disappointed with a federal judge'sdecision to send a suit filed by Mississippi's attorney generalback to state court where insurers are less confident of a verdictin their favor.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern Districtof Mississippi L.T. Senter Jr., sitting in Jackson, Miss., ruledthat a March decision by U.S. District Court Judge Tom S. Lee wascorrect to order a suit brought on flood claims be returned tostate court.
Insurers wanted the case to be heard in federal court, arguingthat because it involves the federal flood program, it should beheld at the federal level. The judges ruled that insurance isprimarily a state issue and the suit belonged in the statecourt.
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