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Afternoon Briefs: Suit tossed over stateless BigLaw partners; Lafayette Square claims dismissed   Perkins Coie wins suit dismissal because of ‘stateless’ partners The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago has ruled that former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page can’t sue Perkins Coie for defamation in federal court. Page had alleged that the law firm and the Democratic National Committee retained Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research on former President Donald Trump. The law firm then facilitated meetings with the news media, leading to false allegations that Page colluded with Russian officials, Page had alleged. The 7th Circuit tossed the suit for lack of diversity jurisdiction. Although none of Perkins Coie’s partners live in Page’s home state of Oklahoma, three partners are U.S. citizens living in China. Those partners are “stateless” and aren’t covered by the statute giving federal courts jurisdiction over suits involving citizens of different st

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