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S.D. Fla.·
2019-09-04
The court held that a removing defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy, including attorney's fees, exceeds the jurisdictional threshold at the time of removal, and prospective fees are too speculative.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-30
The court held that the defendant failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $50,000, thus the case must be remanded to state court.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-08-23
The court held that the defendant failed to meet its burden of proving the amount in controversy exceeded the $75,000 jurisdictional threshold for diversity jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-23
The court held that the defendant's removal of the case was timely because it was filed within thirty days of receiving the plaintiff's discovery responses, which established the amount in controversy.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-15
The court held that the defendant failed to meet the burden of establishing the amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction, thus the case must be remanded. Attorney's fees for improper removal were denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2014-10-20
The court held that the amount in controversy for the breach of contract claim against the insurer did not exceed $75,000, and therefore, federal diversity jurisdiction was lacking.
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768 F. Supp. 2d 1235·
S.D. Fla.·
2011-01-06
The court held that the defendant met its burden to show the amount in controversy exceeded $5 million at the time of removal, thus denying the motion to remand.