Legal Opinion

Christensen v. ATS, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Decided May 30, 2014No. Civil No. 14-24-ARTPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.

Just as Cerberus stood watch at the entrance to Hades, the plaintiffs many-headed theory of tort liability guards against removing this case from state to federal court. This Court lacks jurisdiction over this matter unless the defendants can demonstrate that none of the plaintiffs theories could possibly succeed against defendant Bailey’s Furniture, LLC, whose presence as a defendant destroys federal diversity jurisdiction. Since the defendants have successfully defeated each of the plaintiffs theories, the Court will deny the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lincoln Property Co. v. RocheSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Flores-Figueroa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Leroy Alexander v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation James Jeros Steven Brechtelsbauer Jane DoeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  4. Lewis v. B & R CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2001
  5. Mullins v. Commonwealth Life Insurance Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by24 opinions

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