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A plaintiff domiciled in New Jersey sues a Delaware corporation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, asserting a state-law negligence claim and seeking $50,000 in damages. The corporation's principal place of business is in Pennsylvania. May the federal court exercise subject-matter jurisdiction?

No, because the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000 Yes, because the parties are completely diverse and the claim exceeds $75,000 Yes, because a state-law claim against a corporation always supports federal-question jurisdiction No, because a Delaware corporation can never be sued outside Delaware

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No, because the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000

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