This end-run may run afoul of CAFA as well as the Constitution.

FORBES: Class-Action Lawyers Face Triple Threat At Supreme Court

To put an end to this trend, particularly for larger class actions, CAFA devised tight parameters for keeping cases out of the federal system.

FORBES: Supreme Court Closes Class Action Loophole

Congress enacted CAFA in 2005 after years of legislative efforts, marking it as one of the most consequential business-related pieces of legislation of the past decade.

FORBES: Supreme Court Closes Class Action Loophole

When it was passed, CAFA was praised by big businesses that wanted greater scrutiny of class-action lawsuits, particularly because so many multiple cases were being filed in various jurisdictions throughout the country.

FORBES: Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts

They also argued that CAFA could prolong litigation.

FORBES: Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that plaintiffs could not circumvent the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) by capping the value of their claims in an attempt to keep their cases in state courts.

FORBES: Supreme Court Closes Class Action Loophole

The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) of 2005 expanded federal jurisdiction over class-action lawsuits primarily to reduce so-called "forum shopping, " where plaintiffs would look for the locale friendliest to class-action cases and then file in courts there.

FORBES: Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts