BRANSON LABEL, INC. v. CITY OF BRANSON, MO.

No. 14-3051.

793 F.3d 910 (2015)

The BRANSON LABEL, INC., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF BRANSON, MISSOURI; Empire District Electric Co.; HCW Development Company, LLC; HCW Private Development, LLC; HCW North, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory E. Ostfeld , Greenberg Trauig, LLP, Chicago, IL, argued ( Paul T. Fox , Brett Doran , Paul A. Del Aguila , Greenberg Trauig, LLP, Chicago, IL, Randy P. Scheer , S. Jacob Sappington , Sanders & Warren, Springfield, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Joshua B. Christensen , Lathrop & Gage, LLP, Springfield, MO, argued ( Dan Nelson , on the brief), for appellee Empire District Electric Co.

Jill R. Rembusch , Summers Compton Wells, LLC, St. Louis, MO, argued ( Daniel J. Welsh , Stephen C. Hiotis , on the brief), for appellees HCW Development Co., LLC, HCW Private Development, LLC, and HCW North, LLC.

William L. Sauerwein , Sauerwein Simon & Hein P.C., St. Louis, MO, argued ( Sarah E. Holdener , on the brief), for appellee City of Branson, Missouri.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, LOKEN and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


The Branson Label, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Florida Branson Label"), appeals the district court's1 dismissal of its suit. The district court found that Florida Branson Label collusively manufactured subject-matter jurisdiction in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 1359. Florida Branson Label argues...

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