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    Journal Entry – Chapter 3
    Chapter 3: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution – Chapter 3 – Journal Entry
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    COURTS AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (page 93)Stan Garner resides in Illinois and promotes boxing matches for SuperSports Inc. an Illinois corporation. Garner created the concept of Ages promotiona three-fight series of boxing matches pitting an older fighter (George Foreman) against a younger fighter such as John Ruiz or Riddick Bowe. The concept included titles for each of the three fights (Challenge of the Ages Battle of the Ages and Fight of the Ages) as well as promotional epithets to characterize the two fighters (the Foreman Factor). Garner contacted George Foreman and his manager who both reside in Texas to sell the idea and they arranged a meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Nevada. At some point in the negotiations Foremans manager signed a nondisclosure agreement prohibiting him from disclosing Garners promotional concepts unless the parties signed a contract. Nevertheless after negotiations between Garner and Foreman fell through Foreman used Garners Battle of the Ages concept to promote a subsequent fight. Garner filed suit against Foreman and his manager in a federal district court located in Illinois alleging breach of contract. Ask your students to answer the following questions using the information presented in the chapter.Answer the following questions:1. On what basis might the federal district court in Illinois exercise jurisdiction in this case?2. Does the federal district court have original or appellate jurisdiction?3. Suppose that Garner had filed his action in an Illinois state court. Could an Illinois state court exercise personal jurisdiction over Foreman or his manager? Why or why not?4. Assume that Garner had filed his action in a Nevada state court. Would that court have personal jurisdiction over Foreman or his manager? Explain.FOR 2 POINTS OF EXTRA CREDIT ANSWER:In this age of the Internet when people communicate via e-mail tweets Facebook and Skype is the concept of jurisdiction losing its meaning?

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