Tag Archives: 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2)

Seventh Circuit Once Again Tangles with Whether a Chinese-Based Company Is a Corporation or a Limited Liability Company for Purposes of Alien-Citizen Diversity Jurisdiction

Previously, this blog reported on a complex 28 U.S.C. §1332(a)(2) issue of whether a Chinese enterprise was properly held to be a partnership, corporation, or foreign state for diversity purposes (see January 31, 2023 post) decided by the Seventh Circuit.  This Seventh Circuit case, Sunny Handicraft (H.K.) Ltd. v. Envision This! LLC, No. 21-1579 (7thContinue reading “Seventh Circuit Once Again Tangles with Whether a Chinese-Based Company Is a Corporation or a Limited Liability Company for Purposes of Alien-Citizen Diversity Jurisdiction”

Eighth Circuit Vacates Judgments in Favor of 177 Plaintiffs Confirming Arbitration Awards Due to Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

In Hursh v. DST Systems, Inc., No 21-3554 (8th Cir. Nov. 28, 2022), appeals of awards to 177 claimants –who prevailed in ERISA arbitrations about losses in their 401(k) profit sharing plan – result in the judgments being vacated and remanded owing to doubts about the district court’s subject-matter jurisdiction. “DST was the Plan’s sponsor,Continue reading “Eighth Circuit Vacates Judgments in Favor of 177 Plaintiffs Confirming Arbitration Awards Due to Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction”