Running head: BUS 206 MILESTONE ONE 1
BUS 206 Milestone One
Brandy Chanthapho
Southern New Hampshire University
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, BUS 206 MILESTONE ONE 2
BUS 206 Milestone One
Personal jurisdiction is when the court has the power to make a decision involving
the party being sued in the case. In personal jurisdiction, it enlarges to the state’s borders
in the state court system and across the court’s geographic district within the federal
system (Kubaek, n.d, pg. 41). The case concerning Funny Face, the aftershave lotion is
sold over the Internet, which can be accessible to any user with a simple Internet
connection and computer device. The product is also advertised nationally through
various sources. Therefore, the Funny Face product can be purchased anywhere despite
the original distributing origins. The plaintiff in this case, Mr. Margolin, who has a
company that is located in New York, so one can assume that the plaintiff lives in New
York due to work priorities. The court will allow personal jurisdiction even though the
defendants, Chris, Matt, and Ian, live in California. As their products are sold on the
Internet and marketed nationally, one can assume that the multiple products have been
sold in New York. With this knowledge, the court will allow personal jurisdiction due to
the defendants having minimum contacts in where the state is (Kubaek, n.d., pg. 41).
Subject matter jurisdiction determines which court system will hear a certain case
(Kubaek, n.d, pg. 41). This case would fall under the state jurisdiction. None of the
factors concerning Funny Face and Mr. Margolin fall under the characteristics of an
exclusive federal jurisdiction. The case could have been a concurrent federal
jurisdiction as a diversity of citizenship case. Both the plaintiff and defendants are
from different a state, which is a characteristic for the jurisdiction; however, Mr.
Margolin would need to see an excess amount of $75,000 for it to be considered a
concurrent federal jurisdiction (Kubaek, n.d., pg. 44).
BUS 206 Milestone One
Brandy Chanthapho
Southern New Hampshire University
(For assistance contact us on )
, BUS 206 MILESTONE ONE 2
BUS 206 Milestone One
Personal jurisdiction is when the court has the power to make a decision involving
the party being sued in the case. In personal jurisdiction, it enlarges to the state’s borders
in the state court system and across the court’s geographic district within the federal
system (Kubaek, n.d, pg. 41). The case concerning Funny Face, the aftershave lotion is
sold over the Internet, which can be accessible to any user with a simple Internet
connection and computer device. The product is also advertised nationally through
various sources. Therefore, the Funny Face product can be purchased anywhere despite
the original distributing origins. The plaintiff in this case, Mr. Margolin, who has a
company that is located in New York, so one can assume that the plaintiff lives in New
York due to work priorities. The court will allow personal jurisdiction even though the
defendants, Chris, Matt, and Ian, live in California. As their products are sold on the
Internet and marketed nationally, one can assume that the multiple products have been
sold in New York. With this knowledge, the court will allow personal jurisdiction due to
the defendants having minimum contacts in where the state is (Kubaek, n.d., pg. 41).
Subject matter jurisdiction determines which court system will hear a certain case
(Kubaek, n.d, pg. 41). This case would fall under the state jurisdiction. None of the
factors concerning Funny Face and Mr. Margolin fall under the characteristics of an
exclusive federal jurisdiction. The case could have been a concurrent federal
jurisdiction as a diversity of citizenship case. Both the plaintiff and defendants are
from different a state, which is a characteristic for the jurisdiction; however, Mr.
Margolin would need to see an excess amount of $75,000 for it to be considered a
concurrent federal jurisdiction (Kubaek, n.d., pg. 44).
