A car driven by a foreign citizen collided with a vehicle driven by a resident of the Southern District of State A. The accident occurred in the Northern District of State A. The State A driver brought a negligence action claiming $100,000 in damages in the Southern District of State A, and the defendant filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. The court denied both motions.Was the ruling by the district court correct?

A corporation has been the subject of several news reports charging that the pollution put out by its factory endangers 5,000 residents of a subdivision. The corporation filed an action naming all 5,000 residents as defendants and seeking a declaratory judgment that it is not liable for damaging their health, and the court properly certified the action as a class action. Per court order, detailed notice of the suit is posted on every light pole throughout the subdivision, but the residents are not notified individually.Was notice in this case constitutional?

A town planned to build a new street through a parcel of vacant land on the edge of town. The land records show a deed dated October 5, 1947, to the current property owner, for whom an address is given in the capital city of the state. The town instituted an in rem condemnation action in state court, with notice to all interested parties published in the town newspaper. The property owner, who still resides at the address in the capital city, does not see the notice. The court allows the condemnation to proceed as requested by the town. Is the condemnation valid as to the property owner?

A motorist was involved in a car accident with the vice president of a large corporation while on vacation in another state. Upon return to his home state, the motorist decided to sue the vice president. The vice president has had absolutely no personal contacts with the motorist’s home state, although the company for which she works does extensive business in the state. The motorist read in a newspaper that the vice president was served with a subpoena to testify at a grand jury proceeding in the state regarding some of her company’s activities in that state, so he arranged for process to be served on the vice president when she attended the hearing. Does the state court have jurisdiction over the vice president?

The plaintiff, a citizen and resident of the District of State A, is planning to sue the defendant, a citizen and resident of Germany who was visiting relatives in the District of State A, for personal injuries the plaintiff suffered when the defendant pushed him off a ski lift in State B. State B also has only one federal court district. In which district or districts may the defendant be sued?

Reviewing the financial statement for the past six months.

A State A citizen and a State B citizen were in an automobile accident in State B. The State B citizen filed a negligence action for $500,000 against the State A citizen in a federal district court located in State B. The State A defendant would prefer to litigate the case in a State B state court. The State A defendant thus filed a notice of removal, seeking to transfer the case to a State B state court. Should the federal court grant the motion?

Deciding whether to sell stock in the company or borrow money in order to finance a new building.

Discussing a problem with two employees to encourage them to work closely together rather than continuing to have conflicts.

A stockbroker visited a customer at the customer’s home in State A and sold the customer some securities. The contract provided that the broker would inform the customer weekly if the securities declined in value. As the broker drove out of the parking lot, the broker accidentally hit the customer’s car, causing $5,000 worth of damage. Over the next several months, the value of the securities continuously declined, and the broker breached the sales contract by not apprising the customer of the decline. After learning of the decline, the customer determined that the broker had also violated federal securities statutes when the broker sold the securities. The customer is a citizen of State A, and the broker is a citizen of State B. The customer filed an action against the broker in federal district court asserting the following claims: (i) a $72,000 claim for breach of contract; (ii) a $130,000 claim for violation of federal securities statutes; and (iii) a $5,000 claim for negligent driving. May the federal court hear all or some of these claims together?