Federal district courts gain jurisdiction over highway accident lawsuits against interstate motor carriers for bodily harm or loss of life exceeding.
The FAIR Trucking Act amends federal law to grant federal district courts original jurisdiction over civil actions involving bodily harm or loss of life from commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, provided the claim exceeds $5 million. This change applies to cases where the plaintiff and defendant have differing citizenships or where the plaintiff is a foreign state. The bill specifies that citizenship for unincorporated associations is determined by their principal place of business and the state under whose laws they are organized.
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