Kentucky ex rel. Stumbo v. Marathon Petroleum Co., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74117 (E.D. Ky. Oct. 3, 2007)

The Attorney General of Kentucky filed suit in state court against Marathon Oil, an out-of-state company, alleging violations of the state’s price-gouging statute. Although a state is not a citizen of any state for purposes of diversity jurisdiction, the defendant sought to remove the case to federal court, arguing that the Attorney General was actually…

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