On September 4, 2020, you (a Louisiana resident) are involved in a serious elevator accident at Dillard’s in the Pecanland Mall in Monroe, Louisiana. The elevator malfunctioned and the doors closed on you, causing you to fall. The incident is not your fault, and was caused by a defect in the equipment. The manufacturer of the elevator is Elevator, Inc., which is an Alabama corporation.  Dillard’s is an Illinois corporation.  The Pecanland Mall is also an Illinois corporation. Assume your damages total at least $95,000. Does federal court have jurisdiction over your suit? Explain why federal court does or does not have jurisdiction.

Still use the previous elevator incident to answer this question.  If the trial court rules against you, and you do not get any damages, what is your next step? Will there be another trial during this next step? What happens if a party is still unhappy? Explain your answer.

Explain the difference between special damages and general damages.  Also, give me one example for each type of damage.

A _________________ is when the attorneys for each party in a suit can ask a witness questions, under oath, prior to trial to discover what information the party has regarding the suit. A court reporter records the questions and answers and puts them in a booklet form.

Our Business Law class formed a new country, the Republic of Deltaland. Our new legislature has been busy and only had time to enact two criminal laws. The second law is:  Do not drink Coca-Cola on Mondays. Madeline drinks a Diet Coke on Monday. If you are the Judge, is she guilty? Explain your answer.

Assume the same facts as in the previous question, except you saw the customer spill the Sprite and then stepped in the Sprite 10 seconds after the spill. Would your answer change? Explain why or why not.

To file a(n) ____________ is to file a request ordering the lower courts to deliver their records in a case so that the Supreme Court may review it and determine whether the Supreme Court will hear the case.  

A _________________ is when an attorney questions the opposing side’s witnesses during trial. 

A crime punishable by death or imprisonment with hard labor is a _____________.

List the two (2) ways to obtain federal court jurisdiction.