Mealey's ( January 19, 2023, 4:07 PM EST) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Remand of a defective window lawsuit is not warranted because the homeowners’ claims against an Alaskan window dealer do not trigger the local controversy exception to the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) as their allegations against the dealer are vague and minor compared to the allegations made against the window manufacturer, a nonlocal defendant, an Alaska federal judge held in denying the homeowners’ motion to remand while also granting them 30 days to file an amended complaint clarifying their allegations against the local window dealer....