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Federal Court Litigation Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Carr Maloney P.C.

Supreme Court Announces Bright Line Rule in Determining Federal Courts’ Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

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On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States in Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc., et al. v. Wullschleger et al., upheld the Eighth Circuit’s decision, holding that when a plaintiff amends their complaint and deletes...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Ninth Circuit Affirms Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Insurance Provider

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On February 29, 2024, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Lexington Insurance Co. v. Smith (Suquamish Tribe). The Court affirmed the tribal court’s subject-matter jurisdiction over Lexington pursuant to the Tribe’s...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Stateless Amber Heard: The Legal Loophole to Avoid Being Sued in Federal Court

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial captured the world’s attention in 2022. Two years after the couple divorced, Heard described surviving domestic violence in an op-ed for The Washington Post. Although Heard never mentioned...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

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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