Legal Opinion

American Asset Finance, LLC v. Corea Firm

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided October 27, 2011No. Civ. No. 2:11-cv-4117 (WHW)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAM H. WALLS, Senior District Judge.

This case arises from Attorney Thomas Corea’s (“Corea”) assignment of his portion of settlement proceeds in a case against HealthSouth Corporation (“Health-South”) to American Asset Finance, LLC (“AAF”). AAF alleges that despite notification that the proceeds were to be paid to AAF, defendants HealthSouth and its lawyers, Cobb Martinez Woodward, PLLC (“Cobb Martinez”) failed to pay AAF and paid Corea instead. HealthSouth and Cobb Martinez (“removing defendants”) removed the case based on diversity jurisdiction. AAF moves to remand because The…

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