Mike,a resident of Georgia,sues Company A in state court in Georgia for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage of $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of Company A strikes his pick-up truck in the rear.Company A is incorporated in Delaware,has its headquarters in New York,but does a substantial amount of business in Georgia.Company A seeks removal to federal district court,but Mike opposes the motion.Which of the following is true regarding whether the case may be properly removed to federal district court?
A) The amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and if Company A's nerve center is in a state other than Georgia, then the case may be properly removed to federal court.
B) The amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and because Company A is incorporated and has its headquarters in a state other than Georgia, the case may be properly removed to federal court.
C) Because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and Company A is incorporated in a state other than Georgia, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where Company A's headquarters, nerve center, or principal place of business is located.
D) Because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and Company A is headquartered in a state other than Georgia, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where Company A is incorporated and regardless of the location of its nerve center.
E) Because the amount in controversy fails to satisfy jurisdictional requirements, regardless of the location of Company A, the case may not be removed to federal court.
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