PAZOL v. TOUGH MUDDER INC.

No. 15-1640.

819 F.3d 548 (2016)

Lisa C. PAZOL, Maria C. Newman, Lisa Russ, and Audrey J. Bennett, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOUGH MUDDER INCORPORATED, Tough Mudder, LLC, and BK Bridge Events, LLC, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry M. Altman , with whom Altman & Altman, James L. O'Connor , James M. Galliher , C. Deborah Phillips , and Nickless, Phillips and O'Connor were on brief, for appellants.

Maria C. Newman , Lisa Russ , Audrey J. Bennett , and Michael J. Tuteur , with whom Jaclyn V. Piltch and Foley & Lardner LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before BARRON, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


This case turns on the standards for showing that a class action has an amount in controversy of more than $5 million, which is the threshold for enabling a case to be removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA"). Because we conclude that the defendants did not meet their burden of showing...

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