Legal Opinion
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Erie Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 28, 2013No. 13-1415PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to determine whether this case is a class action that belongs in federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (“CAFA”). Erie Insurance Exchange (“Exchange”) filed suit against its attorney-in-fact, Erie Indemnity Co. (“Indemnity”), in Pennsylvania state court, alleging that Indemnity misappropriated over $300 million in fees that belonged to Exchange. The complaint was filed for Exchange “by” certain of its members as trustees ad litem, and by those members “on behalf of’ all other members.…
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