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Discrepancy in amount in controversy section[edit]
the page states that diversity jursidiction requires $75,000. this is correct AFAIK. However, when talking about the "legal certainty" test the page starts talking about $250,000. I'm pretty sure that's a mistake and the writer meant $75,000 all along. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.68.243.9 (talk) 15:19, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would help if the article made it explicit that, if federal question jurisdiction is satisfied, diversity of jurisdiction is not an issue. For example, you can sue your employer (assume the company is incorporated in your state) in federal court for violations of federal employment law, the ADA, etc. In other words, diversity jurisdiction is only relevant when you're suing under state law. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:9000:AC18:5600:B0EC:7982:86B1:3E96 (talk) 16:16, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"A U.S. citizen who is domiciled outside the U.S. is not considered to be a citizen of any U.S. state, and cannot be considered an alien. The presence of such a person as a party completely destroys diversity jurisdiction, except for a class action or mass action in which minimal diversity exists with respect to other parties in the case."
"... completely destroys" would be better worded in common parlance.The current version is uninterpretable by a lay reader.