Lowdermilk v. U.S. Bank

Holding that damage waivers were valid and effective unless the defendant could prove to a "legal certainty" that damages exceeded $5,000,000

Singer v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

Holding plaintiff's admission in open court established amount in controversy

Cortez v. Purolator Air Filtration Products Co.

Holding restitution is "the return of the excess of what the plaintiff gave the defendant over the value of what the plaintiff received"

Scherer v. Equitable Life Assur Soc'y, U.S.

Holding that, as an affirmative defense, res judicata does not — except in rare circumstances not applicable here — affect a court's jurisdiction

GTE New Media Services Inc. v. BellSouth Corp.

Holding that personal jurisdiction could not be based upon "mere accessibility to an Internet site in the District" where defendants had "no other contacts with the District of Columbia"

Wells Fargo Co. v. Wells Fargo Exp. Co.

Holding that questions of personal jurisdiction “must be decided on a case-by-case basis”

Korn v. Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Finding it reasonable to base jurisdictional amount on maximum penalty amount where complaint had specifically requested the maximum statutory penalty even though it was possible that less could be awarded at trial

The Kenneth Rothschild Trust v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

Holding courts assume factual allegations in complaint are true when determining amount in controversy

Crane v. Carr

Holding that grant awards and other connections to federal agencies and federal government in Washington D.C. should not be considered in personal jurisdiction analysis

Richmond v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Addressing amount-in-controversy under 28 U.S.C. § 1332

Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Section 226 - Itemized statement of wages

Providing only statutory penalties

Section 201 - Computation and payment of wages upon discharge

Providing that, "[i]f an employer discharges an employee, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately"

Section 203 - Failure to pay; penalties

Providing that any willfully unpaid wages "shall continue as a penalty from the due date thereof at the same rate until paid or until an action therefor is commenced"

Section 512 - Meal periods

Imposing these same meal break rules for all employees unless otherwise exempted

Section 202 - Employees not under contract; notice; state employees

Awarding immediate payment of all earned and unpaid wages upon discharge, layoff, or resignation

Section 226.3 - Civil penalties

Providing civil penalties for employer failure to provide employee a wage deduction statement or keep employee records

Section 9 - References to code

Section 20 - Director