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VILLAGE OF DEPUE, ILL. v. EXXON MOBIL CORP.

No. 07-2311.

537 F.3d 775 (2008)

VILLAGE OF DEPUE, ILLINOIS, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, also known as Mobil Chemical Corporation, and Viacom International, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Steagall (argued), Nicoara & Steagall, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mark S. Lillie (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, SYKES and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

The Village of DePue ("the Village") brought this action in Illinois state court against Exxon Mobile Corp., Viacom International, Inc. and CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (collectively, "Exxon"). Exxon removed the case to the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441. The district court determined that it had diversity jurisdiction1 and, upon Exxon's motion, dismissed the Village's claims pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the...

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