6th Circuit: No CAFA Minimal Diversity In Pet Food Class Lawsuit

(November 7, 2017, 2:04 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A pet food maker incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Tennessee failed to demonstrate minimal diversity required under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) in a class complaint brought on behalf of a Tennessee class, an Ohio federal judge ruled Nov. 2, opining that nothing in CAFA changes the rule established in 28 U.S. Code Section 1332(c)(1) that a corporation is a citizen of its state of incorporation and its principal place of business (Randy Roberts v. Mars Petcare US, Inc., No. 17-6122, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21926)....

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