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The Supreme Court Of The United States Hands Defendants A Setback In Their Removal Quests: Third-Party Defendants Asserting Counterclaims Cannot Remove Counterclaims To Federal Court. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., v. Jackson, 2019 WL 2257158 (U.S. May 28, 2019)

August 21st, 2019

SUMMARY:

The Supreme Court of the United States held that the general removal statute, 28 U.S.C. §1441, and the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C §1453, does not allow third-party counterclaim def… Read More

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