Legal Opinion
Ard v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1998No. 97-30148PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Geraldine Ard and approximately 350 other plaintiffs challenge the district court’s order refusing to remand this case to the state court.’ The district court determined that the § 1332 jurisdictional amount was met by aggregating the punitive damage claims. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Geraldine Ard initially filed suit against Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) in Louisiana state court for damages she suffered as a result of a natural gas pipeline explosion. The natural gas pipeline was owned and…
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