A teacher was at home watching a football game when a small cargo plane crashed into his home due to the pilot's negligence in having the plane properly fueled. The teacher was a citizen of State A. The pilot, who was an employee of the delivery company that owns the cargo plane, and the owner of the delivery company were both citizens of State B. The teacher sustained some injuries and was hospitalized for 10 days. The teacher filed an action against the owner of the delivery company in which he sought damages in excess of 300,000 for property loss caused by the crash. Which of the following is true?
a. If the teacher obtains a judgment against the owner of the delivery company, any action by the teacher against the pilot is barred.
b. If the teacher obtains a judgment against the owner of the delivery company, the owner of the delivery company cannot sue the pilot.
c. If the teacher obtains a judgment against the owner of the delivery company, the judgment against the owner of the delivery company would not be binding upon the pilot in a subsequent lawsuit by the teacher against the pilot.
d. If the teacher obtains a judgment against the owner of the delivery company, the teacher's claim against the owner of the delivery company for personal injuries is not barred by claim preclusion, because that action was not litigated in the action between the teacher and the owner of the delivery company.