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SOUTH FLORIDA WELLNESS, INC. v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 14-10001 Non-Argument Calendar.

745 F.3d 1312 (2014)

SOUTH FLORIDA WELLNESS, INC., individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Kopelman , Kopelman & Blankman, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas G. Brehm , Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CARNES, Chief Judge, MARCUS and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

CARNES, Chief Judge:

This appeal brings us the issue of whether the Class Action Fairness Act's $5,000,000 amount-in-controversy requirement can be satisfied if the plaintiff seeks only declaratory relief. If it can be, there is federal jurisdiction in this case. If it cannot be, there is not. Concluding that a pure declaratory judgment action could not carry the required jurisdictional freight, the district court remanded the case to state court. Concluding that...

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