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Understanding the Home State Exception to CAFA’s Diversity Jurisdiction

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The Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), enacted in 2005, expanded federal jurisdiction over class actions. However, CAFA contains some exceptions, or instances when a federal court may not exercise jurisdiction. One such...more

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Northern District Of Georgia Rejects “Local Controversy” Exception To CAFA Jurisdiction

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In Anderson v. King America Finishing, Inc., No. 1:11-cv-2258-JEC, 2013 WL 1213267 (N.D. Ga. March 25, 2013), class action plaintiffs alleged that defendant released a toxic chemical into the Ogeechee River from its...more

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