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Third Circuit on Diversity Jurisdiction: Keep It Simple
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 8 days ago
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To recap, plaintiffs argued that the citizenship of the operating company, GSK LLC, should be determined by the citizenship of its sole member, GSK Holding, whose citizenship should be determined by looking back at the location of GSK LLC's
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Breaking News - Interesting Supreme Court Cert. Grant
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 23 days ago
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Grant The Supreme Court today granted certiorari in a case, Mississippi v...Whether a state's parens patriae action is removable as a mass action under the Class Action Fairness Act when the state is the sole plaintiff, the claims arise under state
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Gates for out-of-court
New Delhi :: India | 1 month ago
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Justice Anthony Gates believes that many disputes can be solved through arbitration and mediation and do not necessarily need to go through the courts. And he agrees that arbitration and particularly mediation is essential to the justice system and
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The Finer Points of Removal
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 1 month ago
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But, before we get to the opinion, we have a caveat. The case was decided based on 28 U.S.C. §1446 before it was amended in December 2011. The amendments apply to cases filed after January 6, 2012 and Franklin was originally filed in May 2011.
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Rights questions remain in top court ruling for Shell
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
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Topics A Shell logo is seen at a petrol station in London January 31, 2013. In a closely watched ruling that left many questions unanswered, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against
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India: Marines 'should appear in uniform before top court'
New Delhi :: India | 2 months ago
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Two Italian marines facing trial in India for the killing of two fishermen should wear their naval uniforms when they appear before at a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday, an international legal expert told Adnkronos. "The reason for this is that they
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Supreme Court Closes Class Action Loophole
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Congress intended to make it more difficult for class actions to proceed in state courts, a forum the business community considered unfairly hospitable to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs' lawyers clearly saw benefits to keeping cases before state judges:
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High court rules for insurer in class-action suit
Hartford :: CT :: USA | 3 months ago
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A unanimous Supreme Court has rejected efforts by a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit to keep his claim in state court rather than more business-friendly federal court by limiting the amount of money sought to under $5 million. The justices on
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EAC court to hear customs disputes
Justice :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
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At the close of its session on Thursday last week, East Africa's regional court delivered a judgment that is bound to cement its role in resolving trade disputes in the East African Community...In its judgment, the court stated that it has
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Prenda's Latest Trick: Pretend There Are NO Defendants So No One Can Object
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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The end goal, of course, is merely to get contact info for the purpose of beginning the intimidation campaign to get people to pay up to avoid the "threat" of a lawsuit from Prenda. That post listed a whole series of "tricks" that Prenda used to set
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