Legal Opinion
JHW Sr., Inc. v. Exxon Co., USA
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 5, 1996No. Civil Action DKC 96-359PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHASANOW, District Judge.
Defendant, Exxon Company, U.S.A., a division of Exxon Corporation, (“Exxon”), removed this action from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, contending that some of Plaintiffs’ 1 claims arise under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 2801, et seq. Plaintiffs have moved to remand, asserting that their complaint contains only state law claims that are not preempted by the PMPA and that, in any event, removal is improper because reliance on the PMPA as a defense does not confer removal jurisdiction. After considering the…
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