Legal Opinion
Michael Spielman v. Genzyme Corp. And Genzyme Development Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 24, 2001No. 00-1775PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Michael Spielman, the named plaintiff in a putative class action, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court found that the plaintiffs individual damages claim failed to satisfy the amount-in-controversy minimum set by 28 U.S.C. § 1332 for entry into federal court. The court also rejected the plaintiffs alternative argument that his claim for attorney’s fees under Chapter 93A of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Statute fulfilled the amount-in-controversy requirement because Massachusetts law allowed him to…
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