diversity of citizenship
- A reason to move a lawsuit to federal court when opposing parties are citizens of different states or when one party is a foreign citizen, provided the disputed amount surpasses a specific legal amount
- Their diversity of citizenship allowed the case to be taken up in the federal court.
- The company took advantage of diversity of citizenship and moved the lawsuit to federal court.
- Because of the diversity of citizenship, the case qualified for federal jurisdiction.
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