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Seventh Circuit Maneuvers a Jurisdictional Puzzle Box About Whether a Chinese Defendant May Be a Partnership, Corporation, or Foreign State for Diversity Purposes

In Yancheng Shanda Yuanfeng Equity Investment Partner v. Wan, No. 22-1199 (7th Cir. Jan. 31, 2023), the Seventh Circuit hits a jurisdictional snag with how to determine the citizenship of a “hybrid” entity with characteristics of a partnership, a corporation, and a foreign state, each of which commands different treatment under the diversity jurisdiction statute,Continue reading “Seventh Circuit Maneuvers a Jurisdictional Puzzle Box About Whether a Chinese Defendant May Be a Partnership, Corporation, or Foreign State for Diversity Purposes”

Law Firm With “Stateless Partners” Not A Citizen for Purposes of Diversity, Holds Seventh Circuit

In Page v. Democratic Nat’l Comm., No. 20-2781 (7th Cir. June 21, 2021), the Seventh Circuit affirms dismissal of a defamation action against a law partnership with partners domiciled overseas, holding that it is not the citizen of any state for diversity jurisdiction purposes. Carter Page, “a foreign policy advisor to former President Donald Trump’sContinue reading “Law Firm With “Stateless Partners” Not A Citizen for Purposes of Diversity, Holds Seventh Circuit”