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Extract to table / removal-analysis-memo.docx
removal-analysis-memo.docx
Parties
Harkness LLP
Vantage Mobility Systems Corp
Pratt LLP
Defendant Vantage Mobility Systems Corp
See Hertz Corp
Brinker Restaurant Corp
Granite Harbor Partners LLC
Chase Investment Services Corp
Dates
August 20, 2025
September 11, 2025
August 12, 2025
September 5, 2025
August 1, 2025
August 4, 2021
May 22, 2025
July 26, 2025
March 15, 2024
March 14, 2024
Amounts
$5,000,000
$75,000
$7,100,000
$2,000
$4,000
$50
$14,200,000
$8,500,000
$18,700,000
$13,600,000
Obligations
A decision must be made and communicated to the litigation team before that date
Legal Standard Unlike traditional diversity jurisdiction, which requires "complete" diversity between all plaintiffs and all defendants, CAFA requires only "minimal" diversity — that is, any member of the proposed plaintiff class must be a citizen of a state different from any defendant
If VMS chooses to remove, the notice of removal must be filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Riverside Division, on or before September 11, 2025
Under Northgate Enterprises, the damages model must be consistent with the class-wide theory of liability
Under the policy terms, VMS is subject to a $500,000 self-insured retention ("SIR") that must be fully eroded before Ridgeway's defense obligation attaches