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It is possible to violate moral or ethical standards without violating the law.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔True (Some laws are less stringent than some moral or ethical
standards.)
Johnny, a citizen of Texas, sues AJ, a citizen of Alabama, for $80,000. This
case can be brought in a Federal District Court, even if it is a claim arising
from state law.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔True (Diversity of Citizenship allows for a case to brought in
Federal Court when there is diversity of residency between parties and the
claim is for at least $75,000.)
ACC, a Florida company, sells Zach, a Louisiana citizen, a car in
Minnesota. The car breaks down while Zach is driving in Oklahoma. Florida
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,has continuous and systematic contacts with Oklahoma because it
manufactures products in Oklahoma. Oklahoma has general jurisdiction
over ACC and, therefore, has personal jurisdiction over ACC.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔True (If a defendant has continuous and systematic contacts
with a jurisdiction, it has general jurisdiction over the defendant. When a
state has general jurisdiction over a party, it has personal jurisdiction over
the party.)
Jordan files a class action suit against MAC. The total value of the class
action suit will likely be greater than $5 million, but Jordan stipulates that
the class will not seek damages in excess of $5 million. MAC cannot
remove the case to federal court.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔False (Under CAFA, simply stipulating that a class will not have
damages exceeding $5 million does not preclude the defendant from
removing the case to federal court. This is because a named plaintiff
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,cannot limit the damages of all the other members of the class, as stated in
Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, 133 S.Ct. 1345.)
Logan, an employe of VT, causes injury to Marcus while acting in his scope
of employment. VT can be held liable for Logan's actions against Marcus.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔True (An employer can be held vicariously liable for the actions
of its employee if the actions done by the employee which caused injury to
the third party were within the scope of employment.)
An effective manager of a corporation should not attempt to alter political
situations.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔False (An effective manager will attempt to alter political
situations and regulations to aid their company.)
Johnny, a citizen of Texas, sues USC, a corporation incorporated in
California with a principle place of business in Texas, for $2.5 million on a
claim arising from state law. This suit can be brought in Federal Court.
Select one:
True
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, False - ✔✔False (Corporations are considered to be citizens of both the
state in which they are incorporated in and where their principle place of
business is. Because USC's principle place of business is in Texas and
Johnny is a citizen of Texas, diversity jurisdiction cannot be established.)
Taylor, a citizen of Nebraska, sues Devin, a citizen of Michigan, for
$100,000 in Nebraska state court for a state tort claim. Devin can't remove
the case to a federal court because the case was originally brought in state
court.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔False (Cases which meet the requirements for diversity
jurisdiction or federal question can be removed from a state court to a
federal question.)
Appeals from specialized federal courts, such as bankruptcy courts always
go to the Federal Court of Appeals.
Select one:
True
False - ✔✔False (Some appeals from specialized federal courts go to
federal district courts for their appeals, while others go to Circuit Courts.)
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