Question

You recently had an accident on the job. Some equipment fell on you causing a serious injury, and your medical bills alone are likely to be over $85,000. You claim an outside vendor who was working on the equipment that day created the problem that caused the injury, and you want to sue. You live and work in Texas, and the outside vendor is a resident of Oklahoma.
Where do you think you should file the lawsuit?
a) in state court, but not federal court
b) both in federal court and in state court
c) in federal court, but not state court
d) in either federal or state court

Answer 1

Based on the fact that different states were involved, the matter can be heard b) both in federal court and in state court.

Jurisdiction of the case

• Texas has jurisdiction because the incident happened in Texas.
• Oklahoma might have jurisdiction because the vendor is from Oklahoma.
• The federal government also has jurisdiction because the matter involves two states and a workplace injury.

You are therefore free to pursue the matter at both federal and state level which makes option B correct.

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