Legal Opinion

Clarke v. Walmart Stores East, LP

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided November 27, 2024No. 8:24-cv-01647Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION CLAUDIA M. CLARKE, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 8:24-cv-1647-KKM-LSG WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP, and MARK MASIELLO, Defendants. ___________________________________ ORDER Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, removes this action from state court and asserts that federal subject-matter jurisdiction exists based on diversity of citizenship and a claimed amount in controversy exceeding $75,000. Clarke, the plaintiff, brings negligence claims against two defendants—Wal-Mart and Mark Masiello—after slipping and falling in a Walmart store. Because…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Great Plains Trust Co. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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  3. Eliza Kirkland, Individually, and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Midland Mortgage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Jacqueline D. Henderson v. Washington NationalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Carl Legg v. WyethCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005

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