59 Cited authorities

Hertz Corp. v. Friend
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”
Carden v. Arkoma Associates
494 U.S. 185 (1990) Cited 2,506 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that limited partnerships are deemed citizens of every state where any partner resides
Wachovia Bank v. Schmidt
546 U.S. 303 (2006) Cited 1,110 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that, for diversity jurisdiction purposes, a national bank is located in the state where it has its main office, not in every state where it has branch offices
Frederico v. Home Depot
507 F.3d 188 (3d Cir. 2007) Cited 2,259 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding a dismissal order "without prejudice" was a final order because the plaintiff elected to stand on her original complaint rather than amend or refile it
Navarro Sav. Assn. v. Lee
446 U.S. 458 (1980) Cited 1,168 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that trustees who were "real parties in interest" could invoke diversity jurisdiction on the basis of their own citizenships, in the absence of allegations of sham or collusion to manufacture diversity jurisdiction
Zambelli Fireworks Mfg. v. Wood
592 F.3d 412 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 1,398 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that for purposes of diversity jurisdiction, “the citizenship of an LLC is determined by the citizenship of its members”
Harvey v. Grey Wolf
542 F.3d 1077 (5th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,294 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the citizenship of a limited liability company is determined by the citizenship of its members
Hicklin Eng'g, L.C. v. Bartell
439 F.3d 346 (7th Cir. 2006) Cited 548 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court acted properly in awarding Rule 37(c) fees for work done filing and briefing a motion for attorney fees
Central West Virginia Energy v. Mountain State
636 F.3d 101 (4th Cir. 2011) Cited 458 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that diversity jurisdiction "requires complete diversity among parties, meaning that the citizenship of every plaintiff must be different from the citizenship of every defendant"
Holland Am. Line Inc. v. Wärtsilä N. Am., Inc.
485 F.3d 450 (9th Cir. 2007) Cited 505 times
Holding that forum selection clauses applied to non-signatories because larger contract involved transactions that included non-signatories
Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Cited 113,606 times 572 Legal Analyses
Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
Section 1291 - Final decisions of district courts
28 U.S.C. § 1291 Cited 89,937 times 139 Legal Analyses
Granting jurisdiction to the courts of appeals from final decisions of federal district courts "except where a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court"
Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions
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.”
Section 1447 - Procedure after removal generally
28 U.S.C. § 1447 Cited 33,714 times 110 Legal Analyses
Holding that with exceptions not relevant here, "[a]n order remanding a case to the State court from which it was removed is not reviewable on appeal or otherwise"
Section 1292 - Interlocutory decisions
28 U.S.C. § 1292 Cited 22,559 times 198 Legal Analyses
Granting appellate jurisdiction over certain types of interlocutory orders
Section 1453 - Removal of class actions
28 U.S.C. § 1453 Cited 1,373 times 109 Legal Analyses
Providing discretion to hear an appeal from a remand order
Section 1348 - Banking association as party
28 U.S.C. § 1348 Cited 635 times 9 Legal Analyses
Granting federal district courts original jurisdiction over matters involving any national banking association
Section 18-402 - Management of limited liability company
Del. Code tit. 6 § 18-402 Cited 48 times
Describing LLC member management
Section 18-214 - Conversion of certain entities to a limited liability company
Del. Code tit. 6 § 18-214 Cited 19 times
Allowing certain entities to convert to an LLC
Section 265 - Conversion of other entities to a domestic corporation
Del. Code tit. 8 § 265 Cited 13 times 1 Legal Analyses
Regarding conversion of a foreign entity into a Delaware corporation

Johnson et al v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation et al

59 Cited authorities

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 limited partnerships are deemed citizens of every state where any partner resides

Holding that, for diversity jurisdiction purposes, a national bank is located in the state where it has its main office, not in every state where it has branch offices

Holding a dismissal order "without prejudice" was a final order because the plaintiff elected to stand on her original complaint rather than amend or refile it

Holding that trustees who were "real parties in interest" could invoke diversity jurisdiction on the basis of their own citizenships, in the absence of allegations of sham or collusion to manufacture diversity jurisdiction

Holding that for purposes of diversity jurisdiction, “the citizenship of an LLC is determined by the citizenship of its members”

Holding that the citizenship of a limited liability company is determined by the citizenship of its members

Holding that the district court acted properly in awarding Rule 37(c) fees for work done filing and briefing a motion for attorney fees

Holding that diversity jurisdiction "requires complete diversity among parties, meaning that the citizenship of every plaintiff must be different from the citizenship of every defendant"

Holding that forum selection clauses applied to non-signatories because larger contract involved transactions that included non-signatories

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

Granting jurisdiction to the courts of appeals from final decisions of federal district courts "except where a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court"

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.”

Holding that with exceptions not relevant here, "[a]n order remanding a case to the State court from which it was removed is not reviewable on appeal or otherwise"

Granting appellate jurisdiction over certain types of interlocutory orders

Providing discretion to hear an appeal from a remand order

Granting federal district courts original jurisdiction over matters involving any national banking association

Describing LLC member management

Allowing certain entities to convert to an LLC

Regarding conversion of a foreign entity into a Delaware corporation