Legal Opinion
Undray D. Ford, Etc. v. Ernie Elsbury
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1994No. 93-5365PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we decide whether the district court had diversity jurisdiction because of the fraudulent joinder of a defendant of non-diverse citizenship. We conclude that the district court lacked jurisdiction and should remand the case to state court.
BACKGROUND
On July 28, 1992, an explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant in Westlake, Louisiana owned by appellee Arcadian Corporation (“Arcadian”). The explosion was caused by the rupture of the plant’s urea reactor. Appellant Undray Ford and numerous other named plaintiffs (the “Ford plaintiffs”) filed a class action…
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