Discount Marketing Association v Woods was decided by which court?

• A. Eastern District of North Carolina
• B. Northern District of California
• C. Southern District of New York
• D. District of Connecticut

Answer: (A)

Venue and jurisdiction in federal civil cases determine which district court issues the decision. Discount Marketing Association v Woods was decided by the Eastern District of North Carolina because the dispute’s principal events and the parties’ connections were centered in that district, giving it proper venue and jurisdiction to hear the case. The other districts listed would only be appropriate if the record showed substantial ties to those places (such as events occurring there or the parties residing there). Since the case is tied to the Eastern District of North Carolina, that is the court that issued the ruling.