Legal Opinion
Roe v. Michelin North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 2010No. 09-15141PublishedCited by 474 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Donald Roe, representing the estate of Socorro Mejia, sued Michelin North America, Inc. and Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp. (together, Michelin). Roe sought to recover unspecified damages under Alabama’s Wrongful Death Act. Michelin, invoking diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, removed the case to federal court pursuant to § 1441 and the first paragraph of § 1446(b). Roe moved to remand, claiming Michelin failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000. The district court…
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