Legal Opinion
Preston v. Tenet Healthsystem Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2007No. 07-30132, 07-30160PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Cheryl Weems and Touro Infirmary (“Touro”) moved to remand this class action lawsuit to state court under the “local controversy” exception of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). The district court granted their motion to remand, and SHONO, Inc. d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans (“SHONO”) timely appealed the order. We reverse the district court’s judgment.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 4, 2006, Cheryl Weems, individually and on behalf of her deceased mother and all others similarly situated, filed a class…
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