Question 1

Jill, a resident of Iowa, suffers $20,000 in damages when a BIG Corp. truck hits her parked car in Illinois, where Jill is visiting her aunt. BIG Corp. is incorporated in Delaware. In what court may her suit be filed?

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Question 2

Sue wants to sell products on the Internet, but is concerned that she might be sued in a distant state by a dissatisfied customer. How might Sue best design a website to avoid this possibility?

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Question 3

Each month for the past three years, Carol has been overcharged 50 cents by ABC Cell Phone Corporation. She has good reason to believe that tens of thousands of other individuals have also been defrauded of 50 cents each. Carol wants to sue, but the expense of bringing a lawsuit for 50 cents is too great. What can Carol do to obtain a judicial hearing of her complaint?

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Question 4

Joe wants to sue directly in his state's Supreme Court (a state in which the Supreme Court is the highest court), since his suit involves a question of genetic testing that has never been heard by a trial court of general jurisdiction in Joe's state. Can Joe sue directly in his state's Supreme Court? Explain.

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Question 5

Nick sues Bradford & Co., alleging employment discrimination. Nick believes Bradford & Co.'s e-mail will reveal evidence of discriminatory attitudes and actions by its management. Nick sends a letter to Bradford & Co., requesting copies of e-mail messages for the last six months, but receives no answer. What should Nick do?

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Question 6

Sheena was flying New York Airlines to Florida via a stop in Richmond, Virginia. However, the flight was delayed by ten hours at the Richmond airport and later cancelled, with no refund or alternate flights for the passengers. As a result, Sheena was forced to breach a $100,000 contract with a Florida client. Sheena files a lawsuit against New York Airlines and the Richmond airport for causing inconvenience during transit and for monetary loss. In response to her lawsuit, New York Airlines acknowledges the inconvenience caused but cross-claimed that the Richmond airport did not allow the connecting flight to land, hence the cancellation. Richmond defended the cancellation based on extreme weather conditions. Analyze the situation.

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Question 7

Samantha sues Acme Chemical Co. in a federal court for injuries caused five years ago by the application of a residential pesticide produced by Acme. The state statute of limitations (time to bring lawsuits) in Samantha's state is three years. Samantha wants the federal court to apply a longer four-year federal statute of limitations. How will the federal court resolve this question?

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Question 8

Ashley is accused of forgery and is arrested by the city police. She is being compelled to testify, which she refuses to do. At the trial, she asserts her innocence and informs the jury that she was not informed of her rights by the officers at the time of her arrest, and was compelled to testify. She wants the jury to be instructed about the rights of a criminal defendant and the degree of proof required of both the prosecution and the defendant (her) in this case. Discuss the case.

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Question 9

Marilyn is a contractor-computer programmer who works for SIM Co. in its principal place of business in New Jersey. Marilyn designs a corporate information system (CIS) for Matrix Corp., a SIM Co. client, which has its offices in New York City. Unfortunately, the CIS crashes before Marilyn is paid for her work and all of Matrix's records are lost, requiring Matrix to spend $300,000 to reconstruct the system. Matrix sues SIM Co. for breach of contract. Marilyn believes that the crash was not caused by her CIS and that she should be paid by SIM Co. Discuss the options Marilyn and SIM Co. have in responding to the suit.

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Question 10

Hundreds of residents of Rosewood County in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit in state court against Thompson Brothers, a New York-based homebuilder, concerning the completion of Thompson's newly-built apartment facility. Fearing the hostility of a Pennsylvanian jury, Thompson is considering removing the case to federal court. Discuss.

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Quiz 3: The Judicial Process and Cyber-Procedure

Jill, a resident of Iowa, suffers $20,000 in damages when a BIG Corp. truck hits her parked car in Illinois, where Jill is visiting her aunt. BIG Corp. is incorporated in Delaware. In what court may her suit be filed?

Sue wants to sell products on the Internet, but is concerned that she might be sued in a distant state by a dissatisfied customer. How might Sue best design a website to avoid this possibility?