Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2008No. 08-6321PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Restani, J.,
DAUGHTREY, J. (pp. 410-11), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
This class action for nuisance in the form of water pollution from a paper mill involves an effort by plaintiffs to avoid removal to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) of 2005. Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (codified in scattered sections of 28 U.S.C.). Plaintiffs divided their suit into five separate suits covering distinct six-month time periods, with plaintiffs’ limiting the total damages for each suit to less than CAFA’s $5 million threshold. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2).…
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