Mass action removed to federal court pursuant to Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.

We successfully removed a “mass action” to federal court pursuant to the provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), and then successfully defeated a motion to remand based upon certain exceptions to jurisdiction under CAFA. The action presented an issue of first impression in the Southern District of Florida. Galstaldi v. Sunvest Communities USA, LLC, --- F.R.D. ---, 2009 WL 415258 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 17, 2009).