Question

1. The Smith Company, from Kentucky, has sued the Jones Company, from Ohio, claiming that there was a defect in the manufacturing of a piece of high tech equipment that Smith uses to manufacture precision routing devises for phone equipment. The litigation will require expert testimony from some of the leading engineers in the industry. Negotiation prior to filing the suit yielded no progress. Litigation will likely be long and complex. Which of the following would be the most likely reason for the state court to have jurisdiction?

A. If the damages were $100,000.

B. If the damages were $40,000.

C. If the Jones Company was also a government contractor.

D. If the manufacturing industry was regulated by an administrative agency.

3. Able sued Zane in the Kenton County, KY Circuit Court. The jury in the case found in favor of Zane. However, Able feels that he lost the case because the judge would not allow one of his witnesses to testify as an expert. Able’s recourse in this matter would be to

A. re-file the case in Kenton County Circuit Court and hope for a different judge.

B. appeal the case to the KY. Court of Appeals.

C. re-file the case in the Federal Court system.

D. appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court

6. High Times Scrap Metal Recycling was raided by federal agents and seized the business records and computers of the company. The agents arrived with a search warrant. Legal counsel for High Times requested from the government a copy of the affidavit which formed the basis for the federal agents to acquire a search warrant. The government refused to provide the affidavit. Legal counsel for High Times later learned that the affidavit was filed under a secret case number that neither he nor the public could get access to. Which of the following legal arguments would best advance the rights of High Times to get a copy of that warrant?

1. First Amendment freedom of speech
2. Fifth Amendment due process

C.   Fourteenth Amendment equal protection                                                   

D. High Times does not have any legal arguments

Answer 1

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1- A. If the damages were $100,000.

3- D. appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court because If you lose in the circuit court, you have the choice to either ask the circuit court for a rehearing or to bring your appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. You have ninety days to appeal, counting from either the date of the denial of rehearing, or the date of the circuit court’s opinion.

6- B- Fifth Amendment due process because in this they have the right to get notified like the person must be given notice, the opportunity to be heard, and a decision by a neutral decisionmaker.