Federal courts can adjudicate state-law claims arising out of the same facts as federal-law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367, but what happens if, after removal, the plaintiff amends her complaint to remove the federal questions...more
2/12/2025
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
Royal Canin USA Inc v Wullschleger ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supplemental Jurisdiction
To the surprise of many observers (including us), the Supreme Court held last week in Home Depot USA Inc. v. George Jackson that a third-party defendant could not remove class action claims – under either the general removal...more
6/4/2019
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Co-Defendants ,
Counterclaims ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
General Removal Provisions ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Jurisdiction ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Spokeo v. Robins, which held that federal plaintiffs alleging a statutory violation must have suffered a real, concrete injury in order to have Article III standing, many defendants...more
3/8/2019
/ Actual Damages ,
Article III ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(1) ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Future Harm ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages