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Snap Back – Snap Removals Must Have Complete Diversity or Face Remand

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed so-called “Snap Removals” in the case of In re Levy, 52 F.4th 244, 245 (5th Cir. 2022). In Levy, the plaintiff, Calvin Levy, petitioned the Fifth Circuit for a writ of...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 332: Listen and Learn -- Removal (Civ Pro)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today's topic in our "Listen and Learn" series is from Civil Procedure, specifically removal of a case from state to federal court.  In this episode we discuss: >The...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 163: Listen and Learn -- Removal (Civ Pro)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today's topic in our "Listen and Learn" series is from Civil Procedure, specifically removal of a case from state to federal court. In this episode, we discuss: >The...more

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Pennsylvania Civil Rule Amendment Affects "Snap" Removal to Federal Court

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Defendants seeking to remove cases from Pennsylvania state courts to federal courts using “snap” removal will have to file their removal papers more quickly as a result of an amendment to Pennsylvania’s service rules that...more

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This Month in Snap Removal: The District of Nevada Muddies Its Snap Removal Waters and Throws Proponents a Life Preserver

Faegre Drinker’s snap removal team continuously monitors snap removal updates across the country (for a basic explanation of snap removal and previous updates, see Faegre Drinker’s prior posts...; for a breakdown on how each...more

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Two District Courts Focus on “Gamesmanship” in a Double Dose of Rejection for Snap Removal

Faegre Drinker’s snap removal team closely monitors snap removal updates across the United States (for a basic explanation of snap removal and previous updates, see Faegre Drinker’s prior posts...; for a breakdown on which...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

In D.D.C., Remand Arguments Are “No Match” For Plain Language Supporting Snap Removal

Pre-service removal—known colloquially as “snap removal”—continues to be adopted in more jurisdictions... In Doe v. Daversa Partners, 2021 WL 736734, at *3 (D.D.C. Feb. 25, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the District...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

PREP Act Does Not Require Federal Forum for State Law Negligence Claims Related to COVID-19

A New Jersey District Court Judge has ruled that the March 2020 federal liability immunity statute for pandemic-related countermeasures does not create a basis for federal jurisdiction, resulting in the remand of two...more

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Baltimore’s Climate Case Will Be Heard in State Court

Last week, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court decision remanding Baltimore’s climate change litigation to state court. I wouldn’t read too much into the decision, which is founded on the niceties of...more

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The Nuts and Bolts of Local Practice in the Eastern District of Michigan (Part 1) - A Guide To Practicing In The U.S. District...

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The law is the law, but the procedural rules and local customs and practices in federal court differ in many ways from Michigan’s state court system. Originally published in the Michigan Bar Journal Of Interest - January...more

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“Timing Is Everything” in SNAP Removal

In general, a defendant may not remove a case to federal court if the action includes a non-diverse defendant or a defendant who is a resident of the state in which the action was filed. This general rule does not apply,...more

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An Update on Snap Removal

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A defendant can utilize 28 U.S.C. § 1441 to remove a state court case to federal court where complete diversity of citizenship exists. But the statute includes restrictions that limit a defendant’s ability to remove a case to...more

Carlton Fields

Seventh Circuit Snapshots Hole in Groupon’s Notice of Removal of Instagram User Suit

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The Seventh Circuit remanded an Instagram user’s appeal after the court found that Groupon’s notice of removal did not allege the citizenship of any diverse member of the putative class. The decision highlights the importance...more

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How Much is Enough to Remove? Considerations that Shouldn't be "Smuggled into the Judicial Inquiry."

A plaintiff filed a class-action complaint in state court alleging a potential liability of $2.9 million to the class, plus fees and punitive damages. The defendant conducted its own calculation and determined that the amount...more

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Eleventh Circuit Finds Removal Jurisdiction Is Included Within Federal Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Under the Convention on the...

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In 2001, Del Monte International GmbH and Inversiones y Procesadora Tropical INPROTSA, S.A. entered into an agreement for the production, packaging, and sale of MD-2 pineapples, a variety of pineapple that Del Monte had...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Removing State Law Claims to Federal Court: When FCRA Claims Lurk In The Background

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The District Court for the Northern District of New York handed down an unusual decision. The district court found that it had federal question jurisdiction even though the Plaintiff only asserted one claim in his Complaint:...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: April 2018

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This month’s key California employment law cases are two decisions from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Chavez v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 888 F.3d 413 (9th Cir. 2018) - Summary: Amount in controversy for federal...more

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You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too—Seventh Circuit Warns Defendants Not To Remove To Federal Court And Then Move To Dismiss...

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On May 14, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant jurisdictional decision that further limits defendants’ use of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016). In Collier v. SP Plus Corp., No....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FACTA Cases Continue to Present Ideal Targets for Spokeo Challenges-Eleventh Circuit Defendants Take Particular Notice

We’ve already written about Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), in which the Supreme Court reaffirmed that all federal plaintiffs, even those alleging a statutory violation, must have suffered a real, concrete...more

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AIA Does Not Override 28 USC § 1447(d) Reviewability Bar

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that provisions in the America Invents Act (AIA) related to federal courts’ jurisdiction over patent claims do not override 28 USC § 1447(d)’s limit on appellate review of...more

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Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Impression Products v. Lexmark will force patentees to get what they can in their initial sale or licensing of patented products in both the U.S. and abroad, knowing that they will have to rely...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Judge Kicks Benicar Claims

Benicar is used to treat high blood pressure. In June 2015, numerous plaintiffs sued the manufacturer of Benicar, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Forest Laboratories LLC in the St. Louis Circuit Court. Plaintiffs alleged injuries...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds that District Courts Retain Original Jurisdiction Over State Law CAFA Claims Even After Class Claims Are...

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In a case of first impression for the Court, the Eleventh Circuit recently addressed whether federal district courts retain original subject matter jurisdiction over state law claims included in a class action filed pursuant...more

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Alabama Issues Remote Sellers Use Tax Assessments, Newegg Inc. Appeals

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Ever since Alabama’s new economic nexus regulation went into effect, litigation over its constitutionality has been expected given that Alabama Commissioner Julie Magee and Governor Bentley said as much when announcing it...more

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The Case for a Unified Approach to Corporate and LLC Citizenship

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Imagine opening your email one morning to find a copy of a complaint and summons just received by your out-of-state corporate client. The caption shows a familiar North Carolina company as the lone plaintiff, and a cursory...more

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