You currently own and operate a bar in Champaign called the Illini Tap (the bar from the financial statement section of the course). Up until now you have only served beer and hard alcohol to your customers (no food), and all liquor served has been purchased through a distributor. Business has been good, but you have just bought and moved into a new building and are looking to further expand the bar’s business. The new building you are now located in has more space than the bar’s previous location and the basement of the new building is currently unfinished. You have come up with two different investment possibilities:Investment Alternative 1: MicrobreweryRenovate the basement into a microbrewery and begin brewing your own beer for sale at the bar. Investment Alternative 2: KitchenRenovate the basement into a kitchen and begin to serve a full menu of food at the bar. Information:You have estimated that both projects will require an initial investment of $100,000 for renovations and ne

Cooper sues company a in state court in south carolina, where he lives, for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage of $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of company a rear-ended his pickup truck. company a is incorporated in delaware, has its headquarters in new york, but does a substantial amount of business in south carolina. claiming diversity of citizenship, company a seeks removal to federal district court, but cooper opposes the motion. which of the following is true regarding whether the case may be properly removed to federal district court? the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and if company a's nerve center is in a state other than south carolina, then the case may be properly removed to federal court.the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and because company a is incorporated and has its headquarters in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court.because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is incorporated in a state other than south carolina, 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.because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is headquartered in a state other than south carolina, 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.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.