Legal Opinion
In Re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation. Appeal Of: William Mack Price
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 2001No. 00-4267PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal brings before us a recurring problem in the administration of the diversity jurisdiction of the federal courts. A plaintiff brings a suit in a state court. The defendant removes it to federal court. To keep the case from being remanded to the state court, the defendant must show not only that the parties are of diverse citizenship, ordinarily a straightforward thing to show, but also that the amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional minimum, which is now $75,000 though it was only $50,000 when the suit was brought. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Since the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Billy Joe Shaw v. Dow Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In Re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation. Appeals of Robert A. HugginsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Gale PRIZEVOITS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Terrell Walters and Joseph Ganci, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Bem I, L.L.C. v. Anthropologie, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida and American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida v. Darrell J. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Diamond v. Porsche Cars North America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Enbridge Pipelines (Illinois) L.L.C. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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