Thursday, November 7, 2019

Laws which enable the court to serve a defendant outside the state as long as the defendant has sufficient minimum contacts within the state and it seems fair to assert jurisdiction are called

Laws which enable the court to serve a defendant outside the state as long as the defendant has sufficient minimum contacts within the state and it seems fair to assert jurisdiction are called ______. 
A. 
Minimum contact statutes

B. 
Significant contact statutes

C. 
Long-arm statutes

D. 
In rem statutes

E. 
Quasi in rem statutes


Which of the following is the same as attachment jurisdiction? 
A. 
In rem jurisdiction

B. 
Personal jurisdiction

C. 
Subject-matter jurisdiction

D. 
Equitable jurisdiction

E. 
Quasi in rem jurisdiction


Paul lives in Florida but owns property in Tennessee for which he has not paid property tax in several years. Assuming the state meets procedural requirements, which of the following is true? 
A. 
The court can exert in personam jurisdiction over the property itself and sell it to satisfy the tax debt.

B. 
The court can exert in rem jurisdiction over the property and sell it to satisfy the tax debt.

C. 
The court can exert both in personam jurisdiction and in rem jurisdiction over Paul but must wait until his return to the state in order to sell the property to satisfy the tax debt.

D. 
The court can exert both in personam jurisdiction and in rem jurisdiction over the property itself and may take control of the property, but the court must wait until Paul's return to the state in order to sell the property to satisfy the tax debt.

E. 
The court has no right to sell the property to satisfy the tax debt because no jurisdiction is present.


Will a plaintiff be allowed to assert jurisdiction over a defendant in the plaintiff's state for a cause of action arising out of the defendant's website? 
A. 
It depends on the nature and quality of commercial activity that an entity conducts over the Internet.

B. 
Yes, for any type of action.

C. 
Yes, but only if the defendant consented to jurisdiction in the plaintiff's home state.

D. 
Yes, but only if the defendant has actually physically been in the plaintiff's home state within the 180 days prior to the filing of the complaint.

E. 
No, not under any circumstances.


Which of the following is true regarding state and federal court jurisdiction? 
A. 
State courts begin with exclusive jurisdiction until a federal court intervenes.

B. 
In all cases, state courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the federal courts.

C. 
Federal courts begin with exclusive jurisdiction until a state court intervenes.

D. 
In all cases, state courts have exclusive jurisdiction unless the state's Supreme Court grants jurisdiction to a federal court in the state.

E. 
In some cases, state courts have exclusive jurisdiction; in some cases, state courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the federal courts; and state courts also have the power to hear all cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court system.

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