Manjit Singh, as Administrator of the Estate of Ram P. Singh, Deceased v. Daimler-Benz Ag Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

In this appeal we must determine, apparently for the first time by an appellate court, whether the amendment to the diversity jurisdiction statute defining a permanent resident alien as a citizen for diversity purposes gives a federal court subject matter jurisdiction over a case brought by a permanent resident alien against two defendants, one of whom is a nonresident alien. The district court saw no impediment to diversity jurisdiction, declined the plaintiffs motion to remand to state court, and ultimately entered judgment on a jury verdict for the…