ROMULUS v. CVS PHARMACY, INC.

No. 14-1937.

770 F.3d 67 (2014)

David ROMULUS, Cassandra Beale, Nicholas Harris, Ashley Hilario, and Robert Bourassa, on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. CVS PHARMACY, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Norman Boudreau , with whom John F. Farraher, Jr. , and Greenberg Traurig, LLP were on brief for appellant.

Thomas V. Urmy, Jr. , with whom Rachel M. Brown , Patrick J. Vallely , and Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP were on brief for appellees.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

CVS Pharmacy, Inc. takes this interlocutory appeal from an order granting the plaintiffs' motion to remand a putative class action for wage and hour violations. In this case of first impression in this circuit, we clarify the removal time periods and mechanisms under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA").

Under CAFA, federal courts have jurisdiction over a class action if, among other requirements, the amount in controversy exceeds...

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