legal certainty test
- This refers to a principle in federal civil law where a defendant's dispute to diversity jurisdiction fails if the plaintiff can prove that the required monetary value connected to the controversy is guaranteed to be achieved
- In the lawsuit, with proper evidence, the plaintiff was able to clear the legal certainty test and keep the case in federal court.
- The application of the legal certainty test determined that the case would remain within the jurisdiction of the federal court.
- Through the legal certainty test, the plaintiff's evidence regarding the monetary value involved ensured the continuance of the case in the federal civil court.
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