Asociacion Nacional De Pescadores a Pequena Escala O Artesanales De Colombia (Anpac) v. Dow Quimica De Colombia S.A.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Small-scale commercial fishermen from Colombia sued an American corporation and its Colombian subsidiary in state court for unspecified damages arising from a chemical spill. The American defendant removed to federal court, alleging that the Colombian defendant had been fraudulently joined to defeat diversity jurisdiction. The plaintiffs requested a remand to state court, arguing that the suit did not place the requisite amount in controversy and that there was not complete diversity. The plaintiffs bring this appeal from the district court’s denial of their remand…