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STANDARD FIRE INS. CO. v. KNOWLES

No. 11-1450.

133 S.Ct. 1345 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 439

The STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. Greg KNOWLES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. , Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.

David C. Frederick , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Stephen E. Goldman , Wystan M. Ackerman , Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT, Lyn P. Pruitt , Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC, Little Rock, AR, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. , Counsel of Record, Theane Evangelis Kapur , Joshua S. Lipshutz , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Amir C. Tayrani , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Jonathan S. Massey , Massey & Gail, LLP, Washington, DC, David C. Frederick , Counsel of Record, Brendan J. Crimmins , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, Michael B. Angelovich , Brad E. Seidel , Christopher R. Johnson , Nix Patterson & Roach, LLP, Austin, TX, Matt Keil , John C. Goodson , Keil & Goodson, P.A., Texarkana, AR, Richard E. Norman , R. Martin Weber, Jr. , Crowley Norman LLP, Houston, TX, for Respondent.

Justice BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) provides that the federal "district courts shall have original jurisdiction" over a civil "class action" if, among other things, the "matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5,000,000." 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2), (d)(5). The statute adds that "to determine whether the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5,000,000," the "claims of the individual...

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