Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist

Case Overview

This is a Supreme Court case about subject matter jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction. A Texas mother sued Hain Celestial Group over allegedly contaminated baby food, but included Whole Foods (a Texas company) as a co-defendant, which destroyed diversity jurisdiction and allowed the case to remain in Texas state court. The case is now before the Supreme Court to decide whether the plaintiff gets a full do-over in state court after the Fifth Circuit ruled that the district judge improperly removed Whole Foods and sent the case to federal court.

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