Personal Jurisdiction
A) General Jurisdiction
- Is the corporation incorporated in the forum state?
- Is this the corporation's principal place of business?
B) Specific Jurisdiction
- Does the contact in the forum state give rise to the claim?
- "Does the defendant have certain minimum contacts such that the exercise of the court's power over the defendant does not offend our traditional notions of fair play and substantive justice?"
- "Does the defendant purposefully avail themselves to the forum state?"
Cases:
- Pennoyer v. Neff
- International Shoe Co. v. Washington
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
- J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro
- Hanson v. Denckla
C) Essentially at Home
- Continuous + Systematic, Essentially at home
- What is the quality and nature of the conduct?
Cases:
Personal Jurisdiction – Other:
- Forum Non Conveniens:
Cases: Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno