The U.S. Supreme Court Limits Parties Entitled to Seek Removal of Class Action Claims Under CAFA -
In a recent decision addressing federal court jurisdiction, the U.S. Supreme Court held that third-party counterclaim...more
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The U.S. Supreme Court to Address Whether Counterclaim Defendants Can Remove Class Action Claims Under CAFA -
On September 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court granted the petition for writ for certiorari in Home...more
On December 15, 2014, the United States Supreme Court held in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens that a class action defendant need only allege the requisite amount of controversy “plausibly” in the notice of...more
Whether a putative class representative can block removal of his case to federal court by stipulating that class damages will not exceed the jurisdictional minimum under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) will be...more