Apartment Complex Ordered To Show Complete Diversity Against Roofing System Maker

Mealey's (December 4, 2020, 12:41 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington on Dec. 2 sua sponte ordered the limited liability company (LLC) that owns an apartment complex to show that complete diversity exists between it and the manufacturer of an allegedly defective roofing system, explaining that an LLC “is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens” and not the state in where it was formed or does business....