Legal Opinion
Raymond v. Lane Construction Corp.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided December 13, 2007No. Civil 07-155-B-WPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE COURT
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., District Judge.
The Court denies Plaintiffs Motion to Remand to State Court, finding that the Defendant has demonstrated that the amount in controversy, including attorney’s fees, meets the $75,000 jurisdictional threshold for diversity jurisdiction.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 19, 2007, Cindy Raymond filed a law suit in Maine Superior Court against The Lane Construction Corporation (Lane Construction), alleging a violation of the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 M.R.S.A. §§ 4551 et seq., and the Maine Whistleblowers’…
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