South Florida Wellness, Inc. v. AllState Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Chief Judge:
This appeal brings us the issue of whether the Class Action Fairness Act’s $5,000,000 amount-in-controversy requirement can be satisfied if the plaintiff seeks only declaratory relief. If it can be, there is federal jurisdiction in this case. If it cannot be, there is not. Concluding that a pure declaratory judgment action could not carry the required jurisdictional freight, the district court remanded the case to state court. Concluding that a declaratory judgment action can be up to the task, and that this one is, we reverse.
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