From Seyfarth’s Workplace Class Action Blog
Seyfarth Synopsis: Defendants can remove lawsuits filed in state courts to federal courts if they meet the statutory requirements for removal under either 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) or the Class Action Fairness Act. In Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471, 2019 WL 2257158, at
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Central, Jason P. Stiehl, Giovanna A. Ferrari and Jordan P. Vick will present the first installment of the 2015 Class Action Webinar series. They will provide a summary of key decisions from 2014, identify key trends for companies to watch for in 2015, as well as practical
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that a plaintiff seeking to remand a putative class action under the Class Action Fairness Act’s (“CAFA”) home-state exception must produce evidence allowing the court to determine the putative class members’ citizenship as of the date the case was removed to federal court.
The Ninth Circuit recently held that a declaration from the defendant’s comptroller stating that the defendant’s sales of the challenged product during the class period exceeded $5 million was sufficient to satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement of the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2) (“CAFA”). Watkins v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 13-55755
Earlier this month, the Eighth Circuit weighed in on the issue of jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (d)(2), in Daniel Raskas v. Johnson & Johnson et al., Marjie Levy v. Pfizer Inc. and Leslie Yoffie v. Bayer Healthcare LLC (“Raskas”). The Court held that the Defendants needed
The United States Supreme Court yesterday dealt a severe blow to putative class-action plaintiffs who want to avoid removal to federal court. Under the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), district courts have original jurisdiction over civil class actions when the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $5 million. Many class counsel have attempted