Personal Jurisdiction
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Defendant is domiciled in State X. Plaintiff sues Defendant in State X court on a claim arising from an accident that...
...te? The correct answer identifies domicile as a traditional basis for personal jurisdiction. Personal-jurisdiction principles
Citations: Personal-jurisdiction principles
Jurisdiction and Venue / Personal Jurisdiction
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A defendant's first Rule 12 motion raises lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim but does not rai...
A defendant's first Rule 12 motion raises lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim but does not raise improper venue. What is the likely effect on the venue defense? The correct answer states the Rule 1...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3), Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)
A divorce court has personal jurisdiction over both spouses. The marital estate includes a vacation parcel located in...
A divorce court has personal jurisdiction over both spouses. The marital estate includes a vacation parcel located in another state. One spouse asks the divorce court to award the parcel and compel the other spouse to si...
Citations: Fall v. Eastin, 215 U.S. 1 (1909), Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
A state court is deciding whether it has specific personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant. Which stateme...
A state court is deciding whether it has specific personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant. Which statement best describes the constitutional test? The correct answer states the core specific-jurisdiction tes...
Citations: Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
Defendant appeared in State A solely to contest personal jurisdiction. After full briefing and a hearing, the State A...
Defendant appeared in State A solely to contest personal jurisdiction. After full briefing and a hearing, the State A court ruled that personal jurisdiction existed. Defendant then lost on the merits. Plaintiff later sou...
Citations: Full faith and credit principles, Issue preclusion principles
Defendant believes the forum lacks personal jurisdiction. Defendant files a Rule 12 motion raising improper venue and...
Defendant believes the forum lacks personal jurisdiction. Defendant files a Rule 12 motion raising improper venue and failure to state a claim but does not raise personal jurisdiction. The personal-jurisdiction objection...
Citations: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, Personal-jurisdiction waiver principles
ForeignCo is not subject to personal jurisdiction in any individual state, but it has extensive contacts with the Uni...
ForeignCo is not subject to personal jurisdiction in any individual state, but it has extensive contacts with the United States as a whole. Plaintiff brings a federal statutory claim against ForeignCo in federal court. W...
Citations: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2)
A plaintiff files a state-law tort claim in federal district court in State A based on diversity jurisdiction. No fed...
...service. How does the federal court usually determine whether it has personal jurisdiction over the defendant? The correct answer states the usual federal-court personal-jurisdiction rule. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(k)(1)(A)
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(k)(1)(A)
An individual defendant who lives in State A is personally served with process while voluntarily attending a conferen...
An individual defendant who lives in State A is personally served with process while voluntarily attending a conference in State B. The claim has no other connection to State B. Which statement is most accurate? The corr...
Citations: Burnham v. Superior Court
A defendant signed a commercial contract agreeing that any lawsuit arising from the contract may be filed in State R...
...rts. The plaintiff later sues there on the contract. What is the best personal-jurisdiction argument for the plaintiff? The correct answer identifies consent through a forum-selection clause. General personal-jurisdictio...
Citations: General personal-jurisdiction consent principles
An individual domiciled in State C is sued in State C on a claim arising from events in State D. Which statement best...
...claim arising from events in State D. Which statement best describes personal jurisdiction? The correct answer states the domicile basis for general jurisdiction over individuals. General personal-jurisdiction principle
Citations: General personal-jurisdiction principles
Creditor sued Debtor in State A. Debtor had no contacts with State A, was served in State B, and did not appear. Cred...
...applies the collateral-attack rule for default judgments. Due process personal-jurisdiction principles, Full faith and credit principles
Citations: Due process personal-jurisdiction principles, Full faith and credit principles
Supplier, a State A corporation, sued Buyer and Guarantor in State A court for unpaid invoices. Buyer is headquartere...
...Buyer appeared in the State A action and moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. After briefing and a hearing, the State A court denied the motion. Buyer then refused to participate further, and Supplier obta...
Citations: U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738, Due process personal-jurisdiction principles
A defendant filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The motion did not mention personal ju...
...n to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The motion did not mention personal jurisdiction, even though the defendant knew it had no contacts with the forum. After the court denied the motion, the defendant answered and...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(g), Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)
State F requires foreign corporations to register before doing business in State F. The statute expressly states that...
...The statute expressly states that registration constitutes consent to personal jurisdiction in State F courts. Corporation registered under the statute and later is sued in State F on an out-of-state claim. Which stateme...
Citations: Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Consent jurisdiction principles
AlpineGear GmbH, a German company, manufactures brake clips for ski bindings. AlpineGear sells all clips to a German...
...s far as due process permits. AlpineGear moves to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Should State L be able to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over AlpineGear? Discuss. This essay tests stream-of-commerce...
Citations: World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, Walden v. Fiore
Rosa lived in State J for many years, owned a home there, voted there, and held a State J driver's license. She then...
...r a contract she signed while physically in State K. A process server personally served Rosa while she was in State J for a weekend family wedding. Rosa removed the case to federal court in State J based on diversity. He...
Citations: Burnham v. Superior Court, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h), Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie des Bauxites
A defendant files a first Rule 12 motion raising improper venue and failure to state a claim but omits lack of person...
...raising improper venue and failure to state a claim but omits lack of personal jurisdiction. After that motion is denied, the defendant tries to move to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Which statement is most...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)
A defendant has purposeful contacts with the forum and the plaintiff's claim relates to those contacts. The defendant...
...ff's claim relates to those contacts. The defendant still argues that jurisdiction would be unreasonable. Which factors should the court consider? The correct answer states the fairness inquiry that follows the contacts...
Citations: International Shoe Co. v. Washington, Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court
A foreign component manufacturer sells parts to an independent distributor abroad. The manufacturer knows the distrib...
A foreign component manufacturer sells parts to an independent distributor abroad. The manufacturer knows the distributor resells some finished products in the United States but does not target or serve a particular f...
Citations: World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro
A plaintiff wants to sue a corporation on a claim unrelated to any particular forum contacts. Where is the corporatio...
...m contacts. Where is the corporation generally subject to all-purpose personal jurisdiction? The correct answer states the paradigm bases for corporate general jurisdiction. Daimler AG v. Bauman
Citations: Daimler AG v. Bauman