Paul Steven Diamond

Affiliations

• Wilson v. Walker

  District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011-05-17 · cited 3×

  This case involves a personal injury lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Wilson against Thomas Walker and FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., stemming from a car accident. The plaintiff sought to keep the case in state court by claiming damages under $50,000, but the defendants removed it to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction after discovery revealed potential damages exceeding $75,000. The court denied the motion to remand, reasoning that under Pennsylvania law, the plaintiff could recover more than the pleaded amount in a de novo trial, and evidence of significant income loss and medical expenses met the federal jurisdictional threshold to a legal certainty.

  proceduretorts & liability

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• Brock v. Thomas

  District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011-04-14 · cited 7×

  In this case, plaintiff William Nolde alleged that defendants, including Joyce Sheed, Silver Buckman, and various companies, tricked him into signing documents that transferred ownership of his Philadelphia home under the false pretense of a home repair loan, resulting in a mortgage, fees paid to defendants, default, and foreclosure. Multiple defendants moved to dismiss the eleven-count complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6), and 12(b)(7), challenging jurisdiction, failure to state claims, joinder, and timeliness of claims including those under RESPA. The court denied the motions, finding that the complaint sufficiently pled the fraud and related claims, that certain statutes of limitations issues could not be resolved at the pleading stage based on the alleged facts, and that the quiet title claim was viable under Pennsylvania law despite the recorded sale.

  propertyprocedurebusiness & regulatory

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• US Ex Rel. Underwood v. Genentech, Inc.

  District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010-06-02 · cited 11×

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• Hecht v. Malvern Preparatory School

  District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010-05-26 · cited 10×

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• United States v. Rondon-Herrera

  District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009-10-01

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• PMA Capital Insurance v. Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd.

  District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009-09-17 · cited 12×

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