Analyze whether ali lawsuit could be filed in federal

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Ali, a resident of Maryland, owns a thriving business within the state called Spice It Up. The business operates on Ali’s 80-acre farm to grow and sell herbs and spices to local groceries, gourmet food shops, and farmers’ markets. It also sells products via the internet and ships to customers in most states in the U.S.

Recently, Ali received purchased $10,000 worth of herb seeds and plants from Plants, Inc., a nursery in North Carolina. The seeds and plants shipped to Spice It Up were all molded and unusable upon arrival. Plants has refused to replace the order or to refund Ali’s money for purchase.

Ali hired an attorney to advise her about suing Plants to recover the $10,000 cost of the purchase. Assume you are a paralegal working with Ali's atorney and have been asked to complete research and write a summary recommending the following:

Label all parts of the summary.

1. Identify the various types of jurisdiction a court can have over parties to this lawsuit, and explain each type.

2. Analyze whether Ali's lawsuit could be filed in a federal or state court? Why?

3. Evaluate and explain whether North Carolina would have jurisdiction to hear Ali's case. If yes, could the North Carolina court have personal jurisdiction over Ali and why or why not?

4. Evaluate and explain whether Maryland would have jurisdiction to hear Ali's case. If yes, could the Maryland court have personal jurisdiction over Plants, Inc., and why or why not?

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