Legal Opinion
Ali v. DLG Dev. Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 23, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION No. 17–1537PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtAnita B. Brody, District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
This case addresses whether state law claims with an embedded federal issue involving the Davis-Bacon Act "arise under" federal law. Based on the test laid out in Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing. , 545 U.S. 308, 125 S.Ct. 2363, 162 L.Ed.2d 257 (2005), the Davis-Bacon issue is not substantial. Thus, there is no federal question jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has likened jurisprudence in this area to a Jackson Pollock painting. Gunn v. Minton , 568 U.S. 251, 258, 133 S.Ct. 1059, 185 L.Ed.2d 72 (2013). Today, in an effort to clarify the…
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