Legal Opinion
Carter v. Hitachi Koki U.S.A Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 2, 2006No. Civil Action 2:05cv702PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KELLEY, District Judge.
Although plaintiff Billy J. Carter (“Carter”) and defendant Master Tool Repair, Inc. (“Master Tool”) are both Virginia citizens, defendants removed this product liability action from state to federal court. Defendants assert that removal is proper because Master Tool was fraudulently joined as a party to defeat diversity jurisdiction.
This matter is now before the Court on Carter’s Motion to Remand. (Docket No. 5). Because plaintiff cannot prove that Master Tool sold the allegedly defective product at issue in this case, the motion is DENIED, and…
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