Out-of-state defendants in class actions and other lawsuits do not have to provide evidence supporting their efforts to remove their cases from state court to federal court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 15 in a key victory for the business community.

A divided high court in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating v. Owens examined what a defendant must include in a notice filed in federal court stating grounds for removal.

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