Acondo owner, a citizen of state a, hired an electrician, a citizen of state a, and a gas worker, a citizen of state b, to fix the wiring in his condo and install a new gas stove. unfortunately, the condo burned down while they were working on it. the condo owner sued the gas worker for negligence, seeking $100,000. the gas worker files a motion to dismiss the case for failure to join the electrician, alleging that he contributed to the fire.

how should the court rule?

a deny the motion and order that the electrician be joined as a permissive co-defendant.
b deny the motion and order that the electrician be joined as an indispensable party.
c deny the motion, because the electrician is not a necessary party.
d grant the motion, because the electrician is a necessary party but his joinder would destroy complete diversity.

Passport video produced a video documentary titled the definitive elvis, comprising sixteen one-hour episodes. the producers interviewed more than 200 people regarding virtually all aspects of elvis's life. passport sold the videos commercially for a profit. approximately 5 to 10 percent of the videos were composed of copyrighted music and appearances of presley on television and in movies owned by copyright holders other than passport. passport did not obtain permission to use those copyrighted works. elvis presley enterprises, inc., and other companies and individuals that owned copyrights to the presley works used by passport sued passport for copyright infringement. passport defended, arguing that its use of the copyrighted materials was fair use. the u. s. district court held in favor of the plaintiff copyright holders and enjoined passport from further distribution of its documentary videos. passport appealed. did passport act ethically in including the elvis presley copyrighted material in its video? why do you think passport video did so? has there been fair use in this case, or has there been copyright infringement?

Aresearcher is studying women recently admitted to a state prison. all potential subjects must have children under the age of five. research subjects will be given a basket of toys to use at their children’s first visit that the children can then take home. in assessing this proposal, the irb needs to determine that the toys are: age appropriate. not an excessive incentive. educational. of high quality.

Choose the correct citation for the case which established the “minimum contacts” test for a court’s jurisdiction in a case. select one: a. brown v. board of education of topeka, 347 u. s. 483 (1954). b. international shoe co. v. washington, 326 u. s. 310 (1945) c. haynes v. gore, 531 u. s. 98 (2000). d. international shoe co. v. washington, 14 u. s. code 336. q