Corporations do not enjoy all the rights of citizenship, but in some cases a corporation's citizenship can be important. For example, the diversity jurisdiction of the federal courts depends upon ...

From Wednesday's decision by District Judge Cogan (E.D.N.Y.) in Coward v. Nat'l Railroad Passenger Corp.: The lack of knowledge of the membership of a limited liability company or limited partnership ...

The Supreme Court is considering an amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 "designed to facilitate an early and accurate determination of jurisdiction" in actions based on diversity ...

Since the time of the Founding, actions in strict interpleader have allowed parties in possession of a fund or other asset to sue claimants who have competing claims to that asset. The party in ...

This Proposed Rule aims to resolve questions of diversity before time and resources are wasted litigating claims that have no constitutional basis for being heard in federal court. Beyond the surface ...