Mine Workers v. Gibbs

Holding that supplemental jurisdiction is a "doctrine of discretion"

Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.

Holding extraterritorial application of a statute is a merits question, not a question of subject matter jurisdiction

Connecticut Nat. Bank v. Germain

Holding that § 1292 applies also to bankruptcy jurisdiction and is not displaced by § 158(d)

Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. P. A.

Holding claim relates back where plaintiff misunderstood which entity was in charge of ship that allegedly caused injury

Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

Holding that the "claim-preclusive effect" of a previous decision by a federal court sitting in diversity is governed by "the law that would be applied by state courts in the State in which the federal diversity court sits"

Schiavone v. Fortune

Holding that in order to relate back "the basic claim must have arisen out of the conduct set forth in the original pleading"

Burnett v. N.Y. Cent. R. Co.

Holding that an action filed in an improper venue tolled the FELA statute of limitations, and noting that "venue objections may be waived by the defendant"

Jinks v. Richland County

Holding that a statute is authorized by the Necessary and Proper Clause when it “provides an alternative to [otherwise] unsatisfactory options” that are “obviously inefficient”

Norex Petroleum Ltd. v. Access Industries

Holding that bringing suit in defendant's home forum is due "substantial deference" when done to ensure jurisdiction over the defendant

Global Financial Corp. v. Triarc Corp.

Holding that where the alleged injury was "purely economic," the non-resident corporate Plaintiff's breach of contract claims accrued in the jurisdiction in which it sustained the economic impact of the alleged breach — either the state of incorporation or its principal place of business — rather than New York, thus requiring application of the borrowing statute

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Section 1331 - Federal question

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."

Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction

Holding that in civil actions proceeding in federal court based solely on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the district court "shall not have supplemental jurisdiction" over "claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule . . . 24" or "over claims by persons . . seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24," if "exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332"

Section 1961 - Definitions

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

Rule 41 - Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay

Providing that "[t]he court may shorten ... by order" the time for issuing its mandate

Section 203 - Method of computing periods of limitation generally

Providing that, in an action commenced by filing, "a claim asserted in the complaint is interposed against the defendant" upon filing

Section 205 - Termination of action

Allowing plaintiffs six months to refile

Section 202 - Cause of action accruing without the state

Limiting the limitations period for causes of action accruing outside of New York where the foreign jurisdiction imposes a shorter statute of limitations than the state does

Section 500.1 - General requirements