A plaintiff, a citizen of Ontario, Canada, sues a defendant, a citizen of State A, on a note for $80,000 in federal court in State A.  On what basis does the federal court have subject matter jurisdiction?

A car manufacturer, incorporated in State A with its principal place of business also therein, sold its cars to dealers nationwide. A buyer who resides in State B bought one of the manufacturer’s cars in State B. The buyer then took the car on a cross-country trip. Halfway through the trip, the buyer was involved in an accident in State C with a driver who resided in that state. The accident investigator concluded that the cause of the accident arose from a steering defect in the car.The driver filed an action against the buyer and the manufacturer in State C federal court, claiming $100,000 in damages. State C has an unlimited long arm statute that authorizes personal jurisdiction to the extent permitted by the Constitution. The manufacturer filed a motion to dismiss the driver’s action based on lack of personal jurisdiction. Should the court grant the motion to dismiss?

A wealthy married couple living in State A mutually agreed that the marriage was not working out. The wife subsequently moved to State B. Approximately two years after moving to State B, the wife filed a divorce action in the United States District Court for the District of State A. As stated in the complaint filed in the matter, the marital estate that will be divided in the divorce is worth over $5 million. The husband filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Should the motion to dismiss be granted?

Mr. Saver from State A filed a federal court action in State A against his financial adviser who had his business in State B. The financial advisor was served in his office in State B. The complaint was left with an employee standing in the hallway in front of the financial adviser’s office. The financial advisor filed an answer to the complaint and in it raised the affirmative defense of improper service of process. Assume that both states’ requirements for service of process are the same those found in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  Should the court dismiss the complaint for improper service of process?

Would the extra hydroxyl group account for the fact that RNA exists primarily as asingle-stranded molecule? Answer and explain your reasoning:  

While driving in the Western District of State A, a citizen and resident of State B caused an accident that injured a citizen and resident of the Southern District of State A. The State A citizen filed a negligence action against the State B citizen in the United States District Court for the Southern District of State A. The State B citizen filed a motion seeking to dismiss the action on the ground that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over him. The court denied the motion. The State B citizen then filed an answer as well as a motion to dismiss the action for improper venue. How should the court rule?

Redraw this molecule on your sheet of paper and then follow the instructions below: (you may do the two file upload questions on the same sheet of paper if you prefer)

Please match the following words with their Spanish definitions

Pharmaceutical researchers are often interested in blocking particular receptor proteins on cell surfaces. What chemical property of a molecule do you think would be most important for this type of application? Why?

The author argues that knowledge of historical context is critical for which reason?