Federal court to get jurisdiction over his employer

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Assume that James is a resident of Missouri and works in Illinois for Power Plant Energy Co. PPEC is incorporated in Illinois with its principal place of business in Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Super Company is incorporated in Missouri, with its principal place of business in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Iowa. Perry is a resident of Illinois and works in Missouri for Super Company. Assume for this question that James is injured while on the job in Illinois. Further, assume that Perry is injured by a blast from Super Company's factory in Tennessee, while working on a contract. What federal jurisdictional basis should Jim use in suing his employer in Missouri? Will he prevail? What must Perry show to a federal court to get jurisdiction over his employer? Explain.

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