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Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis

519 U.S. 61 (1996)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year1996
Statusunclear

Key Principle

A jurisdictional defect in removal may be cured if complete diversity exists at judgment and the federal court would have had original jurisdiction.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — removal

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