United States First Circuit

Only injured child, not her relatives, meets $75,000 subject matter jurisdiction amount-in-controversy requirement in personal injury case. USC - 1367 does not authorize supplemental jurisdiction over family member's claims of emotional distress in this case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/02/2004
• Published 06/02/2004

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Freddie Pérez-González, with whom Juan J. Martínez-Rodríguez and Freddie Pérez-González & Assoc., P.S.C. were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Indiano, with whom Alexander H. Bopp and Indiano & Williams, P.S.C. were on brief, for appellee.