A corporation incorporated and headquartered in State X was sued in federal court in State Y by a State Y plaintiff. The complaint alleged state-law negligence and sought $60,000 in damages. Before answering, the corpora...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(g), Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)
...sued a hotel corporation incorporated and headquartered in State B in federal court under diversity jurisdiction, seeking $400,000 for injuries suffered when a balcony railing collapsed. The hotel answered on March 1. On...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 14, Fed. R. Civ. P. 13, 28 U.S.C. 1367
A public-interest group sought records from a federal agency under a disclosure statute and lost after the court ruled that the records were exempt. Nia, a journalist who sometimes volunteers with the group, did not fund...
Citations: Taylor v. Sturgell
Amara sued Delta Drones, Inc. and LiftPoint LLC in federal district court, invoking diversity jurisdiction. Amara has lived in State A for six years, owns a home there, votes there, and intends to remain there. Delta Dro...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1332, Hertz Corp. v. Friend, Carden v. Arkoma Associates
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