Pepitone v. Target Corp.: Court Reaffirms Impact of Employee Inclusion on Diversity Jurisdiction
In Pepitone v. Target Corp., No. CV 24-236 (MAS) (RLS), 2024 WL 4238701 (D.N.J. Sept. 18, 2024), the District Court of New Jersey reaffirmed that including a corporation’s employee as a direct defendant can destroy diversity. In Pepitone, the plaintiff was struck by a chain of shopping carts pushed by the defendant’s... read more