There are many benefits to having a case in federal court as
opposed to state court. For example, the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure create, for the most part, a streamlined process for a
case throughout all stages of litigation. Moreover, in federal
court there usually is one judge assigned to a case from start to
finish, which allows for a more informed decision maker on the key
factual and legal issues. Assuming the amount in dispute exceeds
$75,000, a business organization may access the federal courts
through diversity jurisdiction, which is dependent upon the
organization's ability to show that none of the plaintiffs
share the same citizenship as that of any of the defendants. 28
U.S.C. § 1332. A natural person is a citizen of the state in
which he or she is domiciled, and, by legislative act, a
corporation is a citizen of its jurisdiction of incorporation and
the jurisdiction in which it maintains its principal place of
business. Within the last few years, the
