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The Erie Doctrine: A Flowchart, Michael S. Green Jan 2018

The Erie Doctrine: A Flowchart, Michael S. Green

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Citizenship Of Limited Liability Companies For Diversity Jurisdiction, Debra R, Cohen Jan 2002

Citizenship Of Limited Liability Companies For Diversity Jurisdiction, Debra R, Cohen

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The limited liability company is an increasingly popular form of business organization. Due to its hybrid nature, however, the citizenship of a LLC for purposes of diversity jurisdiction is difficult to determine. Should the citizenship of a LLC be determined as if it were a corporation, in which case it has "entity" citizenship, or as if it were a partnership, in which case its citizenship is determined by the citizenship of "persons composing" the LLC?

This Article examines the history of the evolution of hybrid organizations like the LLC, and the rules for determining the citizenship of business organizations in …


The Domestic Relations Exception To Federal Jurisdiction: Rethinking An Unsettled Federal Courts Doctrine, Michael Ashley Stein Jan 1995

The Domestic Relations Exception To Federal Jurisdiction: Rethinking An Unsettled Federal Courts Doctrine, Michael Ashley Stein

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