The state of Michigan’s legislature enacts a 100% tax on any…
The state of Michigan’s legislature enacts a 100% tax on any automobile imported from a foreign country, which is sold in Michigan, but the legislature does not impose the same tax on any domestic automobiles sold in Michigan. This tax:
Read DetailsInternational Shoe Co. is a Delaware corporation, which manu…
International Shoe Co. is a Delaware corporation, which manufactures and sells shoes throughout the US (including the state of Washington). Washington state has mailed International Shoe an assessed unemployment tax for sales that it has incurred in Washington. International Shoe refuses to pay the tax. However, International Shoe has continuous and systematic ties to the state of Washington including significant shoe sales within that state. Using their state’s long-arm statute, if the state of Washington wishes to sue International Shoe in the state of Washington over the unpaid tax, the case would:
Read DetailsDennis Nendry runs the IT Department at Jurassic Park (a rea…
Dennis Nendry runs the IT Department at Jurassic Park (a real dinosaur attraction theme park). Dennis is bribed to steal the dinosaur DNA. So Dennis uses his supercomputer to shut down all of the security cameras and all of the door and vault locks at the Park. He then sneaks into one of the unlocked vaults and steals all the dinosaur liquid DNA samples (which are the formulas used by the Park to genetically engineer real dinosaurs). Dennis escapes and is never heard from again. However, if Dennis is ever found again, he can be sued by the Park for what?
Read DetailsA defendant is sued by a plaintiff for engaging in insider t…
A defendant is sued by a plaintiff for engaging in insider trading, in violation of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, which is a federal statute. This lawsuit involves ________________ and therefore qualifies to be brought in Federal Court.
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