Jurisdiction doesn’t exist for consumer class action
A consumer class action filed in federal court failed to satisfy the individual amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity jurisdiction, the 11th Circuit has ruled in ordering a dismissal. The...
View ArticleAdded defendants can’t remove class action
Defendants who were added to a state consumer class action brought as a counterclaim could not remove the case to federal court, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a remand order. The case had its...
View ArticleClass plaintiff can’t avoid removal by stipulating to damages
A class action plaintiff could not avoid removal to federal court by stipulating that his total damages would be less than the $5 million jurisdictional threshold for application of the Class Action...
View ArticleToxic contamination suit not removable under CAFA
An environmental contamination suit brought by more than 500 homeowners was not a removable “mass action” under the Class Action Fairness Act, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in...
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