Ninth Circuit· 7/14/2020

Matthew Greene v. Harley-Davidson, Inc.

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965 F.3d 767

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noting that it is “reasonable to assume plaintiff’s counsel would seek 20 fees equal to 25% of possible compensatory and punitive damages”
holding 22 a defendant does not need to show that punitive damages are “more likely than not,” but 23 that they are merely “possible”
explaining that a defendant may satisfy “the amount-in-controversy 28 requirement under CAFA if it is reasonably possible that it may be liable for the 1 proffered punitive damages amount”
“‘Amount at stake’ does not mean likely or probable liability; 19 rather, it refers to possible liability.”
defendant provided evidence of attorneys’ fees 3 sought by plaintiff’s counsel in prior similar cases
“[T]he amount in controversy represents only the ‘amount at stake in the underlying litigation,’ not the likely liability.”

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