McMillian v. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

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• noting that consensual nature of a judgment does not affect appellate jurisdiction but may affect the consenting party's right to review
• noting that consensual nature of a judgment does not affect appellate jurisdiction but may affect the con- senting party’s right to review
• noting that, where the defendant does not contest the jurisdictional threshold, the court accepts a plaintiff’s good faith allegation regarding the amount in controversy unless it appears to a legal certainty that the amount is less than the jurisdictional amount
• finding claims for “future medical expenses” and “pain and suffering” could not account for jurisdictional shortfall without competent proof
• looking to “cases in which the plaintiffs had suffered similar injuries” and the jury awarded damages “in amounts that would satisfy the jurisdictional requirements”
• dismissing case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where “plaintiffs restfed] their entire argument concerning amount in controversy on the allegations contained in their complaint” and did not submit “competent proof’

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