Felipe v. Target Corp.

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• holding that allegation that amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional limits of the New York lower state courts is “inconclusive as to the amount in controversy”
• finding that the plaintiff “effectively conceded the amount in controversy issue,” when defendant’s “counsel attempted to seek an agreement with plaintiff's counsel to limit plaintiff's damages to $75,000,” and there was no response
• denying remand motion and finding there “appears to a ‘reasonable probability’ that the claim is in excess of the statutory jurisdictional amount” where the plaintiff “effectively conceded the amount in controversy issue” in a hearing with the court (internal citation omitted)
• plaintiff refused to agree to damages cap, but plaintiff’s counsel “effectively conceded the amount in controversy issue” at a hearing
• by refusing to stipulate to damages of less than $75,000 and by representing to the court during a conference that damages would exceed $75,000, the plaintiff effectively conceded that the amount in controversy satisfied Section 1332(a)(1)

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