559 U.S. 77 (2010) Cited 4,340 times 31 Legal Analyses
Holding that a corporation's principal place of business is “the place where a corporation's officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities”
Holding that defendant established the requisite amount in controversy because, even though plaintiff never pleaded a specific amount of damages, plaintiff's allegations of wrongful death and the nature of the damages sought supported a claim in excess of $75,000
Holding that if a plaintiff is entitled under a contract or statute to future attorney's fees, then "such fees are at stake in the litigation and should be included in the amount in controversy"
Holding that attorney's fees can satisfy the element of damages in a first-party bad faith insurance claim because hiring a lawyer to deal with an insurance company's bad faith is akin to hiring a doctor to resolve injuries from a car accident
994 F. Supp. 1196 (N.D. Cal. 1998) Cited 254 times
Holding "since a defect in subject matter jurisdiction cannot be stipulated to or waived, attempting to force the plaintiff to enter a stipulation regarding the potential amount of damages would serve no effect in determining the actual amount in controversy at the time of removal"
890 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (C.D. Cal. 2012) Cited 18 times
Finding three somewhat analogous cases showing emotional distress damages sufficient to meet preponderance of the evidence standard for amount in controversy
28 U.S.C. § 1331 Cited 99,236 times 136 Legal Analyses
Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."
28 U.S.C. § 1441 Cited 50,910 times 151 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 50,129 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."