Legal Opinion
U.S. Motors v. General Motors Europe
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 31, 2008No. 07-2472PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RESTANI, Judge.
Appellants U.S. Motors, Praha Motors, LLC, Bratislava Motors, LLC, U.S. Motors (SK), and Joseph Levin (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan dismissing their complaint against appellee General Motors Europe (“G.M. Europe”) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court held that under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2), diversity jurisdiction was lacking in a suit between domestic and foreign plaintiffs and a foreign defendant. We affirm.
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Appellants allege that G.M. Europe breached…
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