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14. Hospital was incorporated in the state of Delaware with its corporate headquarters in Nevada.  It had two staff doctors, both of whom are independent contractors.  The primary staff doctor, Doc #1, was a citizen of California.  The assisting staff doctor, Doc #2, was a citizen of Nevada.  Patient, a citizen of Utah, was involved in an automobile accident while in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Patient was taken to Hospital for treatment of the broken ankle she sustained in the crash.  However, she woke up to find that both her legs had been amputated.  Patient sued Hospital for negligence in Nevada federal court for $1,000,000.  Hospital then impleaded Doc #1 and Doc #2 due to the poor care they rendered to Patient, resulting in the bilateral amputation.  Which of the following additional claims could be properly added to the lawsuit?

8.  Pam sues Donna in federal district court for breach of contract that Donna signed 2 months ago.  Additionally, Pam also wants to sue Donna for intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of Donna driving over Pam’s pet and killing it.   Donna files a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, severance of the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim based on misjoinder.  How should the court rule on the motion?

The most likely reason that glucose dissolves in water is that it is ____.

21. Phil, a citizen of Virginia, sues Darrell, a citizen of Maryland for breach of contract alleging $50,000 in damages.  Phil’s complaint also has claims for defamation and interference with prospective contractual relations, alleging damages in the amounts of $20,000 and $5,000, respectively.  May Phil sue Darrell on all causes of action in a federal court?

In the potato chip experiment, members in both the experimental and control group got stomach cramps, showing no significant difference in the stats. This was considered the __________ in the experiment. 

“Acidic” is an appropriate description for four of the following. Which one is not considered “acidic”?

Nitrogen 13 and Nitrogen 14 are isotopes because they both have six (6) neutrons.

Which of the following supports the definition of a covalent bond?

Which of the following is not one of the three parts of an atom? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The smallest unit of life is called a __________.