Merolla v. MoneyGram International INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION KRISTIANA L. MEROLLA v. No. 5:22-cv-81-BJB MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. ET AL. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER This case is before the Court to determine—for the second time—whether the plaintiff, Kristiana Merolla, has satisfied the amount-in-controversy requirement for the Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction. The Court previously held that in order to surpass the $75,000 damages threshold, the second amended complaint relied on a punitive damages award that is likely well beyond what is constitutionally permissible. See…