The forum defendant rule normally bars removing a state case to federal court when there is a forum defendant, even if the parties are otherwise diverse. A rarely-used method is the exception to this ...

According to the Third Circuit, the practice of snap removals—where defendants remove cases to federal court even before they have been served—is fair game. Some say so-called snap removals—where ...

Earlier last week, a Second Circuit panel resolved a sharp disagreement among district courts regarding the interpretation of the forum defendant rule in the context of a multi-district litigation ...

With a 'Snap' Litigators Have a New Tool To Thwart Forum Shopping Forum defendants may want to consider using snap removal as a litigation tactic, to prevent, among other consideration, litigation ...