Legal Opinion
Bankhead v. American Suzuki Motor Corporation
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided January 7, 2008No. Civil Action 3:07cv208-MHTPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
This lawsuit, which was removed from state court to federal court based on diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441, is now before the court on plaintiff Richard Bankhead’s motion to remand. Bankhead contends that removal is improper because the amount in controversy is insufficient to confer federal jurisdiction. For the reasons that follow, the court concludes that Bankhead’s motion should be denied.
I. BACKGROUND
In August 2006, Bankhead was injured while driving a 2006 Suzuki GSX 750 motorcycle when it allegedly caught…
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