351 F. Supp. 2d 458 - Phillips v. Whirlpool Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
November 2014
most recently cited
1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on St Paul Mercury Indemnity Co v. Red Cab Co · Zahn v. International Paper Co. · Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co. · De Aguilar v. Boeing Co. · Free v. Abbott Laboratories
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“In addition, [t]he Fourth Circuit has not decided the proper standard in a motion to remand for determining whether the amount in controversy exceeds [the jurisdictional amount]. In cases in which the plaintiff has not specified a damage claim, courts have required defendants justifying the removal of a case to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction to meet one of at least four different standards to show that the amount in controversy has been satisfied: (1) “legal certainty,” (2) “preponderance of the evidence,” (3) “reasonable probability,” and (4) inverse legal certainty....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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