Legal Opinion
Village of DePue, Ill. v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 2008No. 07-2311PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The Village of DePue (“the Village”) brought this action in Illinois state court against Exxon Mobile Corp., Viacom International, Inc. and CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (collectively, “Exxon”). Exxon removed the case to the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441. The district court determined that it had diversity jurisdiction 1 and, upon Exxon’s motion, dismissed the Village’s claims pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Village timely appealed the matter to this court. 2 For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the…
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