The plaintiff corporation is incorporated in State A and has its principal place of business in State B. The defendant corporation is incorporated and has its principal place of business in State C. It also has branch offices and does substantial business in all 50 states. The cause of action is based on a breach of contract that was to be performed in State D, which has a long arm statute authorizing jurisdiction in such cases. In which of these states may the plaintiff corporation bring its action?

Plaintiff #1 (citizen of California) and Plaintiff #2 (citizen of California) bring suit together against Defendant Train Company (Nevada corporation with offices only in Las Vegas, Nevada) in a federal district court in San Francisco, California. Both Plaintiffs claim that they were injured by undercooked chicken that Defendant Train Company served on a train ride from Las Vegas, Nevada to San Francisco, California. The chicken was served and consumed as lunch while the train was just departing Las Vegas, Nevada. Plaintiffs assert negligence claims based upon California common law against Defendant Train Company.  Plaintiff #1 claims minor injuries valued at $10,000. Plaintiff #2 claims more substantial injuries and related damages valued at $70,000. Plaintiffs state in their complaint that they anticipate that Defendant Train Company will assert a defense based upon a federal statute regarding train travel, as has been explained in prelitigation discussions with Defendant Train Company’s attorney. Subquestion #1: Please fully analyze whether the federal district court has subject matter jurisdiction for Plaintiffs’ lawsuit. Subquestion #2: Assuming proper subject matter jurisdiction for this subquestion only, Defendant Train Company files a motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) (improper venue). Please fully analyze what action the federal district court in San Francisco, California should take regarding Defendant Train Company’s motion.

Dividing a large sales territory into two smaller territories and assigning managers and salespeople to the territory.

Conducting a department meeting.

Determining salary increases based on annual performance evaluations.

A movie director sued an actor in federal court in the District of State A, alleging breach of a contract to star in a movie. Both parties are domiciled in State B, the contract was made there, and the movie was to be made there. Nonetheless, the director prefers to sue in federal court in State A where he is working. The actor is also currently working in State A on another project and does not object to the federal court in State A hearing the case. May the United States District Court for the District of State A hear the case?

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?

Plaintiff, a State A citizen, was in State B visiting a popular amusement park owned by a State B Corporation.  While at the park, Plaintiff was injured while riding one of the rides. Plaintiff sued the Corporation in a federal district court in State B alleging negligence. To avoid a dismissal, what must Plaintiff allege in her complaint against the Corporation?

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?

A writer registered under federal copyright law his copyright in certain song lyrics he wrote. The writer later entered into a contract with an advertiser in which the writer granted the advertiser a license to use the lyrics in radio advertisements. When the writer heard the advertisement using the lyrics, the writer was incensed at how the lyrics had been used. Believing that the advertiser had lied to him about how the lyrics would be used, the writer filed an action in federal district court claiming that the advertiser had made false representations that fraudulently induced the writer into entering the contract to license the lyrics. The writer is a citizen of State A. The advertiser is a partnership comprised of partners who are citizens of State A, State B, and State C. The partnership’s headquarters and most of its operations are in State B.Does the federal court have subject matter jurisdiction over the action?