Concurrent jurisdiction occurs when which condition is met?

• A. A case may be brought in more than one court
• B. A case must be heard only in federal court
• C. A case cannot be brought in any court
• D. A case must be heard in state court

Answer: (A)

Concurrent jurisdiction means that more than one court has power to hear the same claim. In practice, this lets a plaintiff choose where to file, since both a federal court and a state court can have authority to hear the case under the right circumstances (for example, certain federal questions or cases involving diverse parties). It’s about overlapping authority, not about being restricted to a single court.

The other ideas describe exclusive jurisdiction or no jurisdiction at all: requiring hearing only in federal court, or only in state court, or stating no court can hear the case. Those are not concurrent scenarios.