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Because a potential punitive damages award in litigation removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) could bring the total damages above the law's $5 million amount-in-controversy minimum, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the federal courts have jurisdiction over the matter
