CALSTAR Loses At 9th Circuit, Focus Shifts to State Court Suit

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorThe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that California Shock Trauma Air Rescue failed to raise a federal question and affirmed the dismissal of the air ambulance's federal suit against dozens of insurers, shifting the focus of the parties' dispute to a lawsuit filed in state court. A three-judge panel at the federal appellate court determined that federal jurisdiction did not exist for the air ambulance service's federal claims. The case title is CALSTAR v. SCIF, No. 09-16810, 3/31/11, published. California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALST...