Molinos Valle Del Cibao, C. Por A. v. Lama

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• holding that federal courts \may disregard these [intermediate appellate] decisions if persuasive evidence demonstrates that the highest court would conclude otherwise\
• holding that the party invoking Rule 19 carries the “burden to demonstrate which Rule 19(b) factors required dismissal”
• noting that a party’s statement that he is a permanent resident of the U.S. suggests an intention to reside permanently
• recognizing how the inherent interest of the familial relationship can benefit “the entire family unit.”
• noting that corporations are “citizens” for diversity purposes wherever they are incorporated and have their principal place of business, and as a result, “corporations may be citizens of multiple states”
• presuming that a defendant was domiciled at the residence he had at the time that the plaintiff filed suit (citing Slaughter v. Toye Bros. Yellow Cab Co., 359 F.2d 954, 956 (5th Cir. 1966

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).