A court of the Northern District of Texas found that improper joinder "at the time of removal" is a rule created by dicta and that recent Fifth Circuit authority was not binding, rejected more recent district court cases finding an insurer's Chapter 542A election post-suit but pre-removal established improper joinder of adjuster, and held that adjuster in case at hand was properly joined at the time suit was filed because the Chapter 542A election had not yet been made; thus, diversity was not established and remand was required.
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