Legal Opinion
Deajess Medical Imaging, P.C. v. Allstate Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 12, 2004No. 03 Civ.8779 (LAK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Legal scholars long have questioned the continued desirability of diversity jurisdiction, 1 particularly when it is applied to situations that defy its historical justification. 2 This case is another example of a plaintiff attempting to invoke diversity jurisdiction in a situation entirely inconsistent with the original purposes of the statute.
Plaintiff Deajess Medical Imaging, P.C. (“Deajess”) has brought suit against defendant Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) seeking payment for medical services that Deajess allegedly provided to 55 persons…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Quackenbush v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Meredith v. Winter HavenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Allstate Insurance v. ElzanatyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2013
- Erausquin v. Notz, Stucki Management (Bermuda) Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- LCE Lux HoldCo S.a.r.l. v. Entretenimiento GM de Mexico S.A. de C.V.District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Deajess Medical Imaging, P.C. v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Feil v. MBNA America Bank, N.A.District Court, D. Kansas · 2006
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