Many parties seek to litigate in the Delaware Court of Chancery, but it is not always possible to do so. Sometimes the opposite occurs and a party does not wish to litigate in the Chancery, but that ...

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court’s denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Founded in 1927, ...

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, meaning they can only hear certain types of cases. One of the bases for federal subject-matter jurisdiction is diversity jurisdiction, which allows ...

The issue of jurisdiction is a very important factor in any justice system. It is the basis upon which the court or tribunal derives its power to hear and determine any matter at all in the first ...