Greg Buntz is late for his class at Sac Town College in Natomas, California and carelessly runs a stop sign. As luck would have it, Sanjay Varshney is driving through the intersection. Sanjay is a visitor in Natomas from Nevada. Although Sanjay injures are minor, his Porsche suffers badly, with $70,000 total damages, and he is forced to rent a car for a week while it is repaired. Additional expenses for car repair and medical bills bring his total damages to $79,000.

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Greg Buntz is late for his class at Sac Town College in Natomas, California and carelessly runs a stop sign. As luck would have it, Sanjay Varshney is driving through the intersection. Sanjay is a visitor in Natomas from Nevada. Although Sanjay injures are minor, his Porsche suffers badly, with $70,000 total damages, and he is forced to rent a car for a week while it is repaired. Additional expenses for car repair and medical bills bring his total damages to $79,000.

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Sanjay can sue Greg in a California court because the accident occurred in California, establishing jurisdiction. Additionally, Sanjay can sue in a federal court due to diversity of citizenship (Sanjay being from Nevada and Greg presumably from California) and the amount in controversy exceeding $75,000, meeting the requirements for federal jurisdiction under diversity jurisdiction principles.

Greg Buntz Is Late for His Class at Sac Town