__NOTOC__ Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble, , was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that, for the purpose of determining diversity jurisdiction for a class action, only the class representative must be diverse from all of the defendants..Richard D. Freer, A Short and Happy Guide to Civil Procedure 173-74 (2nd ed. 2019).
Later developments In 1973, the Supreme Court declined to follow Ben-Hur with the other component of diversity jurisdiction. Per Zahn v. International Paper Co., the default rule is that each class member must independently establish the necessary amount in controversy. The Supreme Court established exceptions to that involving supplemental jurisdiction in 2005 with Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc..
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