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Counterclaim Defendant May Not Remove Class Action by Michael T. Brody
Jenner & Block LLP - Chicago Office
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February 10, 2009
Previously published on December 2008
In a case of first impression, the Fourth Circuit ruled that a party joined as a defendant to a counterclaim may not remove a class action to federal court solely because the counterclaim satisfies the jurisdictional requirements of the Class Action Fairness Act.
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