Personal Jurisdiction Flashcards

1
Q

PJ’s two-step process:

A
  1. PJ must fall within a statute

2. PJ must satisfy the constitution

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2
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Assessing constitutionality means assessing three factors:

A

Contact
Relatedness
Fairness

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3
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Contact =

A

Purposeful availment and foreseeability

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4
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Purposeful availment =

A

Voluntary act targeting the forum (doesn’t need physical presence in the forum)

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5
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Relatedness— does the cause or action _____ or _____?

A

Arise from, or is related to D’s contacts with the forum

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6
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If no specific PJ, might have general PJ. To have general PJ, the defendant must ___.

A

Be domiciled in the forum

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7
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Tag jurisdiction requires that ____.

A

D is served with process in the state she is voluntarily present in

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8
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Corporation is “at home” in the state in which ____ and the state in which ____.

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It is incorporated; it is its principal place of business

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9
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Fairness comes into play with general PJ. T/F

A

False. Only specific PJ

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10
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Fairness factors:

A

Burden on D and witnesses
State’s interest
P’s interest

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