Legal Opinion
Warren Lester v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, e
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2018No. 14-31383PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation removed the underlying suits as a “mass action” pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.1 The consolidated interlocutory appeals of Warren Lester, et al. and Shirley Bottley, et al. (Plaintiffs) challenge the district court’s order denying their respective motions to remand. We affirm.
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The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) “applies to any civil action commenced on or after” CAFA’s effective date, February 18, 2005.2 CAFA expands federal removal jurisdiction over certain class and mass actions that satisfy CAFA’s…
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