B and C sued D, E and F in a federal district court for breach of contract. E and F had entered into a contract to supply material to A, B C and D who were cooperating in a joint 2 venture to build a hospital. The three plaintiffs then named her as a defendant to make her a party. A and D reside in California. E resides in Washington state and F resides in Mexico.
Defendants move to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
A and his sister B inherited the family estate, a lovely old mansion in Albany. The bottle shattered and the oil caught fire on a heated stove causing some damage to the home before the fire could be put out. A and B sued D for damages arising from this incident. P, a citizen of New York, claims that he was defamed by statements printed by D, a citizen of New Jersey. D filed a petition for removal in the New Jersey federal district court alleging that she plans to assert a privilege based on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in her answer.