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HARGETT v. REVCLAIMS, LLC.

No. 17-1339, No. 17-1340.

854 F.3d 962 (2017)

Tammy HARGETT, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REVCLAIMS, LLC, Defendant. St. Bernard's Hospital, Inc.; St. Bernard's Community Hospital Corporation; Baptist Health; White River Health System, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. John Does 1-100, Defendant. Tammy Hargett, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RevClaims, LLC, Defendant-Appellant. John Does 1-100; Baptist Health; St. Bernard's Hospital, Inc.; St. Bernard's Community Hospital Corporation; White River Health System, Inc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 14, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellants were Kenneth P. Castleberry , of Batesville, AR, and Alfred F. Thompson , of Batesville, AR, (representing White River Health System, Inc.); Robert L. Henry, III and James D. Robertson of Little Rock, AR (representing Baptist Health); Paul D. Waddell and Same Waddell of Jonesboro, AR (representing St. Bernard's Hospital, Inc., and St. Bernard's Community Hospital Corporation); and Jeff Puryear , of Jonesboro, AR, Mark Mayfield , of Jonesboro, AR, and Ryan Michael Wilson of Jonesboro, AR (representing RevClaims, LLC).

Counsel who represented the appellee was Jeffrey Scriber , of Jonesboro, AR and Brandon W. Lacy of Jonesboro, AR.

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) broadened federal jurisdiction over class actions but excepted controversies that are primarily local in nature. District courts must decline to exercise jurisdiction over these matters. Congress has defined the features of a local controversy. As relevant to this appeal, a class...

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