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Third Circuit holds that remand orders based on CAFA’s local-controversy exception are not appealable as of right under § 1291 because that exception is a limit on federal district courts’ subject-matter jurisdiction, triggering § 1447(d)’s bar on appellate review of jurisdictional remands
August 18, 2026
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief at merits stage urging Third Circuit to hold that appeals of remand orders under CAFA’s exceptions can be brought as of right under § 1291, and to construe CAFA’s grant of federal jurisdiction broadly.
October 13, 2025
Matthew A. Fitzgerald of McGuireWoods LLP served as outside counsel.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Third Circuit to deny motion to dismiss appeal and hold that appeals of remand orders under CAFA’s exceptions can be brought as of right under § 1291
July 16, 2025
Matthew A. Fitzgerald of McGuireWoods LLP served as outside counsel.