Suarez v. Lufthansa Airlines’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
November 1981
most recently cited
2 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Leehans v. American Employers Insurance · 188 F. Supp. 532 - Brown v. Bodak
Most-quoted passages
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““It was the intention of Congress to remove from the federal courts claims insubstantial in character, which contributed to the mounting backlogs of these courts. If plaintiff could avoid the jurisdictional amount requirements merely by alleging damages in excess of the jurisdictional amount, the purpose of this amendment would be largely negated.” 28 U.S.C. § 1332 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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