In Touch Concepts, Inc. v. Cellco P’ship

Zcom, a former Verizon retail sales agent, filed suit in state court alleging state-law contract and tort claims against Verizon and others. Zcom alleged that Verizon's termination of the parties' sales-agent relationship violated state law. Defendants removed to federal court pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), 28 U.S.C. 1332(d), and Zcom filed an amended complaint dropping all class-action allegations. The court joined the Seventh Circuit in holding that “jurisdiction under CAFA is secure even though, after removal, the plaintiffs amended their complaint to eliminate the class allegations.” Therefore, the district court properly maintained subject-matter jurisdiction over the First Amended Complaint. On the merits, the court affirmed for substantially the reasons set forth in the opinions issued by the district court. View "In Touch Concepts, Inc. v. Cellco P'ship" on Justia Law