1.A truck driver from TN and a bus driver from NC were involved in a collision in NC that injured the truck driver. The truck driver wants to file a claim seeking $85,000 in damages from the bus driver.

In which court, can he file his claim: State? Federal? Or either? Explain your answer. [In drafting your answer use the IRAC method]

2.Chase (from Alabama) is a sale's representative for a textbook company, Elgar Publications. Chase's job requires him to travel from school to school to show new casebooks to acquisition librarians. His assignment for the first week of January was to visit law schools in Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. While in Florida, Chase goes to South Beach to have some fun. He ends up getting into a bar fight with Jim, a wealthy businessman from Miami Beach, Florida. Jim holds Chase's hand and Chase's $1000 watch drops from his wrist and is damaged. Chase goes outside the bar and before Jim gets into his $500,000 car, Chase causes damages to the car by scratching the paint with a piece of metal, destroying the windshields, lights, mirrors, etc.

By taking the above facts into account, provide answers to the following jurisdictional questions. Note that the questions are not relevant to one another:

a.If Jim wants to sue Chase in a Florida federal district court for damages worth $77,000, does the court have personal and subject-matter jurisdiction? Explain your answers for each. [In drafting your answer use the IRAC method]