Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts

Exercise 10

While driving his car in Virginia, Carpe Diem, a resident of North Carolina, struck Butt, a resident of Alaska. As a result of the accident, Butt suffered more than $80,000 in medical expenses. Butt would like to know, if he personally serves the proper papers to Diem, whether he can obtain jurisdiction against Diem for damages in the following courts:
a. Alaska State trial court?
b. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (includes Alaska)?
c. Virginia State trial court?
d. Virginia Federal district court?
e. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (includes Virginia and North Carolina)?
f. Virginia equity court?
g. North Carolina State trial court?