Legal Opinion
Dias v. Genesco, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 19, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-10691-WGYPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM G. YOUNG, DISTRICT JUDGE
I. INTRODUCTION
In 2011, Congress enacted the Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act (the "Clarification Act"), Pub. L. No. 112-63, 125 Stat. 758 (codified at 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441, 1446 ). Among other things, the Clarification Act elucidated the procedure for analyzing whether removing defendants meet the amount-in-controversy requirement. See Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens, 574 U.S. 81, 135 S.Ct. 547, 554, 190 L.Ed.2d 495 (2014). Here, the named plaintiff, Lindsey1 Dias ("Dias"), challenges the removal of her suit from the Massachusetts Superior…
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