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JULIE SCHULZ HALBOWER, Trustee of Halbower Legacy Trust v. HISCOX SYNDICATE 33 OF LLOYD’S OF LONDON

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 29, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Kevin K. Russell, RUSSELL & WOOFTER LLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Alexander W. Ross, CLYDE & CO US LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Kevin K. Russell, GOLDSTEIN, RUSSELL & WOOFTER LLC and RUSSELL & WOOFTER LLC, Washington, D.C., Ronald G. DeWaard, Brion B. Doyle, VARNUM LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Alexander W. Ross, Clinton E. Cameron, CLYDE & CO US LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.

Judge(s): STRANCH, BUSH, and READLER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

READLER, Circuit Judge. Julie Schulz Halbower, in her capacity as trustee of her family trust, sued her insurer for breach of contract based on a denial of insurance coverage. The district court dismissed the action due to the complaint’s lack of merit. On appeal, we take a different course. Because the parties did not adequately plead facts necessary to establish diversity jurisdiction, we remand the case to the district court to conduct further jurisdictional discovery.

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