| Click here to remove Verdict from subsequent Justia newsletter(s). | New on Verdict Legal Analysis and Commentary | | Should Animals Be Allowed to Sue? | | SHERRY F. COLB |  | | Cornell law professor Sherry F. Colb comments on case in which Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) brought a civil damages suit on behalf of an abused horse, now named Justice, against the horse’s former owner. Colb dismantles three arguments critics raise in opposition to recognizing abused animals as plaintiffs in lawsuits such as this one. | | Read More |
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US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Opinions | | Holbein v. Baxter Chrysler Jeep, Inc. | | Docket: 18-2892 Opinion Date: January 29, 2020 Judge: Raymond W. Gruender Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law | | The Eighth Circuit vacated the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's amended complaint against TAW Enterprises, alleging that TAW retaliated against plaintiff in contravention of public policy established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and breached its employment contract with plaintiff. The court held that neither this court or the district court could properly exercise subject matter jurisdiction over this action because removal premised on diversity jurisdiction would violate the forum-defendant rule, a jurisdictional defect in this circuit, and plaintiff's amended complaint did not present a federal question. Accordingly, the court remanded with instructions to the district court to remand the case to state court. | | |
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