Law360, New York ( October 8, 2014, 10:04 AM EDT) -- We all know the story. A plaintiff sues in state court and wants to hometown the out-of-state defendant. In order to ensure a favorable state-court forum and jury, the plaintiff throws in another defendant for the purpose (or appearance) of defeating diversity jurisdiction. One year passes, and — magically! — the diversity-destroying defendant is dropped from the case. Remove the case to federal court, right? Unfortunately, the statutory one-year buzzer will already have sounded (28 U.S.C. § 1446(c)(1)), and removal to a federal forum is prohibited....
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