Earth Island Institute v. Bluetriton Brands

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 21-2659 (JEB) BLUETRITON BRANDS, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION As first-year law students are well aware, suits brought in federal court under 28 U.S.C § 1332 must (1) involve parties from different states and (2) satisfy an amount-in-controversy requirement of over $75,000. While those students no doubt spend many hours scrutinizing the finer details of the first component, they likely commit far less attention to the ins and outs of the second. Yet that amount in controversy is…