Yes. Federal courts can hear questions of federal law. Since the FDA is a federal agency, actions brought by it or against it will generally be brought in federal court.
Concurrent jurisdiction allows both state and federal courts to hear cases involving federal laws, diversity of citizenship cases, and cases involving concurrent jurisdiction statutes. It means either court can hear the case.
Your State Court or Federal court have jurisdiction to hear the case of medical negligence.
All federal courts hear cases on appeal or original jurisdiction cases.
original jurisdiction
Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.
The US District Courts hear approximately 80% of new federal cases; the US Court of International Trade and US Special Courts hear the remainder of the cases under original jurisdiction.
US District Courts have original (trial) jurisdiction over the majority of cases heard in the federal court system.US Special Courts, such as US Tax Court, US Bankruptcy Court, and the US Court of Federal Claims, also hear a large number of cases.
No. Bankruptcy cases go through Federal Bankruptcy Court, and are not part of the states' jurisdiction.
Yes. Patents are creations of Federal Law. Under Article III of the Constitution, Federal Court have jurisdiction to hear "all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under ... the Laws of the United States."
A court of appeals has the jurisdiction to hear appeals. Some appeals are mandatory and the court has to hear them. Other appeals are discretionary and the court of appeals may deny to hear them.
Federal Court
If a federal court only has appellate jurisdiction it can only hear appeals of cases that have been tried in lower federal courts and can't conduct its own trials.For example, the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts have only appellate jurisdiction, primarily over cases tried in the 94 US District Courts.The Supreme Court of the United States is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction; however, it also exercises original jurisdiction over disputes between the states. The Supreme Court may review appeals from both federal and state courts, as long as the appeal contains a (preserved) federal question. This means the case must involve federal law, US treaties, or US Constitutional issues.