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CAFA and the Challenges of Keeping Your Case in the Desired Court.
Document Type
Article
Source
CADS Report. Spring2022, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p10-13. 4p.
Subject
*EXEMPLARY damages
*COURTS
*DISTRICT court decisions
*DIVERSITY jurisdiction
*LEGAL judgments
Language
ISSN
1937-3465
Abstract
Both plaintiffs and defendants face a delicate balancing act in establishing or defeating federal jurisdictional requirements under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA). The removing defendant need not show that the plaintiff is likely to obtain a judgment in excess of $5 million, as "[s]uch a requirement would require a court to improperly look beyond jurisdictional matters and consider the merits of the claims.". [Extracted from the article]

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