Scaralto v. Ferrell’s Empirical Analysis
2011
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005) · 28 U.S.C. § 1441 · 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Relies on Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · St Paul Mercury Indemnity Co v. Red Cab Co · Hertz Corp. v. Friend · Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · Burns v. Windsor Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“A settlement demand over $75,000 is very like an ad damnum clause over that amount and should be treated similarly. Both are statements by plaintiffs as to the amount claimed and are therefore the best measure of the amount in controversy. As Judge Easterbrook has explained, the settlement demand “is close in spirit to the ad damnum in a complaint; it makes sense to give it the same legal status.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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