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'''Diversity jurisdiction''' refers to the power of the Federal courts of the United States to hear [[case or controversy|cases and controversies]] in which the opposing parties are not from the same state and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, "exclusive of interest and costs" (28 USC 1332).
'''Diversity jurisdiction''' refers to the power of the Federal courts of the United States to hear [[case or controversy|cases and controversies]] in which the opposing parties are not from the same state and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, "exclusive of interest and costs" (28 USC 1332).
Under the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]'s decision in ''Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins'' (the "Erie doctrine"), the law applied in a diversity case is the law of the state in which the action is filed.
Additionally, the [[Class Action Fairness Act of 2005]] authorizes Federal courts to hear class actions where the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000, unless all of the parties are from the same state.
Additionally, the [[Class Action Fairness Act of 2005]] authorizes Federal courts to hear class actions where the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000, unless all of the parties are from the same state.
==See also==
*[[Subject-matter jurisdiction]]