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Legislation and Regulation Keyed to Manning, 5th Ed.
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
Citation:
545 U.S. 546, 125 S. Ct. 2611, 162 L. Ed. 2D 502 (2005)Facts
In 1991, approximately 10,000 Exxon dealers filed a class-action suit against Exxon Corporation in federal court, alleging an intentional and systematic scheme of overcharging them for fuel. The plaintiffs invoked the court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. After a jury verdict for the plaintiffs, the question arose whether the court properly exercised supplemental jurisdiction over class members whose claims did not individually meet the $75,000 amount-in-controversy requirement. In a separate case consolidated for review, a 9-year-old girl sued Star-Kist for injuries from a tuna can, with her family joining to seek damages for emotional distress. The First Circuit held that while the girl’s claim met the amount-in-controversy requirement, her family members’ claims did not, and supplemental jurisdiction could not extend to those claims.
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