John is a resident of North Carolina. He drives to Arkansas and has an automobile accident with Arnie, an Arkansas resident. Arnie contends that John negligently caused the accident and wants to file a lawsuit against John in Arkansas and seek to collect one million dollars from John for his injuries.

Question 1 For Discussion

1. Could a civil court in Arkansas exercise "personal jurisdiction" over John? Provide an explanation of why or why not personal jurisdiction could be exercised over John in an Arkansas Court. In answering, define personal jurisdiction and explain what statute would be relevant in answering whether the Arkansas Court could exercise personal jurisdiction over John.

Question 2 For Discussion

1. Assume for this question that the Court in Arkansas could exercise personal jurisdiction over John. Could Arnie file the Lawsuit in an Arkansas state court? Could Arnie file the Lawsuit in a federal district court located in Arkansas? Explain what legal principles are involved in your answer and provide a detailed factual statement of how you arrived at your conclusion over whether Arnie could file (i) in An Arkansas state court or (ii) in a federal district court located in Arkansas. (In answering, you may or may not conclude that Arnie could file in a state court or federal court. You may also conclude that Arnie could file the Lawsuit in either a state or a federal court.