MANAGMNT 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Concurrent Jurisdiction, Federal-Question Jurisdiction, Contingent Fee
23 Jan 2017
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Fee structure: hourly - lawyers charge by the hour. Contingent fee: the lawyers get paid provided that they get some settlement (some percentage of settlement) Flat fee: a base fee for document preparation (not litigation) Are both considered when determining the domicile of the corporation. The case probably does not involve federal law and thus will not qualify for federal court jurisdiction based on federal question jurisdiction. The case can be tried in federal court based on diversity of citizenship: bears and goldilocks are from different states(mass. And conn. ) and the amount in controversy is greater than ,000. Can this case be tried in federal court? a. b. If the answer is no (it cannot be in federal court), then it must be in state court. If the answer is yes (it can be in federal court), then the next question is: Does it have to be in federal court? i. ii. iii.
