Law firm could be sued outside home state 
Published: May 1, 2013
Tags: legal malpractice, long-arm jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
A Connecticut law firm could be sued in Arizona state court based on its alleged negligence in analyzing the legality of a tax shelter considered by an Arizona client, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Benchmarks: Connecticut law firm could be sued in Arizona
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 30, 2013
Tags: legal malpractice, long-arm jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
A Connecticut law firm subjected itself to being sued in Arizona courts when it accepted a $50,000 fee for issuing an opinion letter supporting a tax shelter being considered by an Arizona resident.
PERSONAL JURISDICTION
Published: April 22, 2013
Tags: corporations, personal jurisdiction, U.S. Supreme Court
Does it violate due process for a court to exercise general personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation based solely on the fact that an indirect corporate subsidiary performs services on behalf of the defendant in the forum state?
DaimlerChrysler v. Bauman, No. 11-965. Certiorari granted: April
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Court to decide if knowledge confers jurisdiction
Published: March 4, 2013
Tags: Bivens, Civil Procedure, personal jurisdiction, U.S. Supreme Court
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have agreed to decide whether a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a defendant whose sole “contact” with the forum state is his knowledge that the plaintiff has connections there.
Remote computer use supports long-arm jurisdiction
Published: December 31, 2012
Tags: due process, long-arm jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
A foreign defendant’s remote use of a computer in Connecticut satisfied the jurisdictional requirements of both the state’s long-arm statute and due process, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Supremes create confusion on foreign product liability suits
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 19, 2011
Tags: internet sales, personal jurisdiction, purposeful availment, Supreme Court
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that state courts did not have the authority to hear product liability cases against foreign manufacturers could spell the end of the “stream of commerce” theory of personal jurisdiction.
Out-of-state website can’t be sued for defamation
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 2, 2011
Tags: defamation, long-arm statute, personal jurisdiction
An Oklahoma resident could not establish personal jurisdiction in a lawsuit alleging that he was defamed by an out-of-state website operator, the 10th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Jurisdiction doesn’t exist in child support case
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 14, 2011
Tags: child support, personal jurisdiction
Personal jurisdiction doesn’t exist in a child support case against a U.S. citizen who impregnated a state resident overseas, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Court considers when foreign firms can be sued in the U.S.
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 11, 2011
Tags: Civil Procedure, personal jurisdiction, product liability, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered two cases with a common basic question: just when can American plaintiffs file product liability suits against foreign manufacturers in American courts?
Lawsuit over similar website is dismissed
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: October 7, 2010
Tags: CYBER-SQUATTING, personal jurisdiction
A company’s lawsuit against another company for registering a similar domain name must be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
