Legal Opinion
Reed & Reed, Inc. v. George R. Cairns & Sons, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided November 1, 2007No. Civil 07-136-P-HPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
Introduction
Where federal jurisdiction is premised on diversity of citizenship, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and caselaw allow a federal court to proceed only if its counterpart state court could proceed in the same circumstances. Maine state courts extend their jurisdiction as far as the Fourteenth Amendment permits. Applying Fourteenth Amendment principles, I conclude here that a Maine company can pursue in Maine its claim for breach of contract and related tort claims against a Massachusetts company…
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