Courtney, a homebuyer, filed a breach of contract action in a State A state court against First Place Homes, the contractor (a corporation), that agreed to build the home and sell it to Courtney. Courtney’s complaint joined as an additional defendant, First Place Homes’s agent, who negotiated the contract and signed it on behalf of First Place Homes. The action sought $150,000 in damages from both defendants. First Place Homes is a citizen of State B. Courtney and First Place Homes’s agent are citizens of State A. Six months after filing the action, Courtney dismissed the claims against the agent, leaving only the claims against First Place Homes. First Place Homes immediately and appropriately filed a notice of removal. May First Place Homes remove the action to federal district court?

Patty, a resident of California, purchases a car manufactured by Destiny Motors.  Destiny is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Michigan.  Destiny is a national car manufacturer, and they sell cars in all 50 states through local dealerships.  Patty purchased her car from Terrific Cars, an authorized Destiny dealer.  Terrific Cars is a corporation organized in California with its principal place of business in California. Terrific Cars only sells cars in California. Patty is on a cross-country road trip.  Unbeknownst to Patty, her car has a manufacturer’s defect that causes the steering to malfunction in colder weather.  While she is traversing through Colorado, the weather turns cold and her steering malfunctions, causing her to crash into a tree.  She suffers significant but not life-threatening injuries. Patty sues Destiny Motors and Terrific Cars in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California. Question 1:  Discuss whether the Federal District Court has personal jurisdiction over Destiny Motors. Question 2:  Discuss whether the Central District of California is the proper venue for the lawsuit. Question 3:  Are there any other reasons why the Central District of California cannot hear this case?

Answer based on the R output shown above.  The length of time to check out at a Target retail store is measured in the number of minutes from a customer entering the line with their cart full of goods until the payment process is completed.  Data shown for the (checkout) variable measured in minutes are based on a random sample of 15 customer checkout times.  Based on the rough rule of thumb used in lecture for outliers, is the maximum checkout time a “confirmed”  outlier?  

Which of the following are expected physiologic responses from the administration of a benzodiazepine? (select 2)

When provided the opportunity to move down its concentration gradient extracellularly, which of the following ions result in hyperpolarization of the cell?

Sommelier Savannah, who resided in State A, wrote a treatise detailing the rigorous standards used by professional wine tasters. Several months later, Savannah learned that the publisher, Wine Books, a State B corporation, had violated her copyright by disseminating the contents of the book to wineries worldwide for profit. Savannah brought an action in federal court for damages for $100,000. In addition, Savannah’s agent, who also resided in State B, brought a breach of contract action for $50,000 against Wine Books based on its unauthorized use of Savannah’s material. Does the federal court have subject matter jurisdiction to hear both claims?

Which of the following is a primary benefit of etomidate administration?

Brad’s coach preaches that a healthy diet is critical because teams with lighter, faster players win more games. What regression Brad should run to validate this claim from their coach. Does the regression support this claim at the .05 significance level?  variables are:  The dependent variable is Wperc=win percentage. Brad’s independent variables include: Team=team name, Age=average age of members playing on the team, Wt=average weight of members on the team, ShPerc=shooting percentage of the team, SVPerc=save percentage of the goalie on the team.

Which of the following volatile agents has the fastest offset and is often preferred in the obese patient population?

Which of the following are true regarding ionotropic receptors? (select 2)