United States Ninth Circuit

In a personal injury action, defendant's contention that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction is rejected where defendant was properly treated as a corporation for the purpose of diversity jurisdiction since it was incorporated under state law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/30/2004
• Decided 09/24/2004
• Published 09/24/2004

Judges

• CANBY, Circuit Judge:, Before:  CANBY, WARDLAW, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Barber, Hicks, Casey & Barber, P.C., Marietta, GA, for amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Hickman, Reed McClure, Seattle, WA, for appellant/cross-appellee., Howard M. Goodfriend, Edwards, Sieh, Smith & Goodfriend, Seattle, WA, for appellees/cross-appellants.