Legal Opinion
Lloyd v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 6, 2008No. Civil BEL-07-2487PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BENSON EVERETT LEGG, Chief Judge.
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4, allows certain class actions to proceed in federal court provided there is minimal diversity between the parties. By its terms, however, the CAFA applies only to actions “commenced” on or after February 18, 2005. 119 Stat. at 14. In the years since the CAFA was passed, parties to actions pending on the date of the statute’s enactment have attempted, with some success, to remove their cases to federal court.
This is such a case. In June 1999, a group of Maryland residents…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Patricia J. Mayes v. Stanley Rapoport Judith Rapoport David Key, D/B/A Key Coffee Roasters, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Jimmy P. Davis, as of the Estate of Dallas D. Hardy, Jr., Deceased v. Piper Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Lloyd v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Luverne L. Anderson and Josephine Rodriguez v. Allstate Insurance Company, a California Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Smith v. Nationwide Property & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Moffit v. Baltimore American MortgageDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2009
- Lexington Market, Inc. v. DESMAN ASSOCIATESDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2009
- Lloyd v. General Motors Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 2008
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