Vocab

Question 1

personal jurisdiction

Answer 1

geographical limitation on the places where a plaintiff may choose to sue a defendant for a particular claim

Question 2

In most cases, does a court need to worry about having personal jurisdiction over the defendant and the plaintiff?

Answer 2

No, in most cases the court only needs to worry about having personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the plaintiff consents to the court’s jurisdiction by filing suit in that court

Question 3

What are the two types of personal jurisdiction?

Answer 3

in personam and in rem