Helen W. ANGUS, Appellant, v. SHILEY INC.

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• finding that $50,000 amount in controversy requirement was satisfied where plaintiff alleged two claims, each with damages exceeding $20,000
• explaining that the amount in controversy is measured by a reasonable reading of the value of the rights being litigated
• holding a complaint that does not limit its request to a precise monetary amount and demands “at least $40,000” satisfies a $50,000 amount in controversy requirement
• noting that plaintiff's stipulation that her damages did not exceed the jurisdictional threshold “ha[d] no legal significance” and considering only “the amount in controversy as alleged in [plaintiff's] complaint.”
• concluding similarly even though plaintiff only pleaded damages “in excess of” eighty percent of the jurisdictional threshold because “a reasonable jury likely could have valued [plaintiff’s] losses” as exceeding the threshold
• affirming dismissal of a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress based on allegedly defective heart valve that was functioning properly

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