Daimler AG v. Bauman
571 U.S. 117 (2014) Cited 5,614 times 236 Legal AnalysesHolding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Oper. v. Brown
564 U.S. 915 (2011) Cited 5,200 times 86 Legal AnalysesHolding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction
Walden v. Fiore
571 U.S. 277 (2014) Cited 4,295 times 49 Legal AnalysesHolding that “the mere fact that [defendant's] conduct affected plaintiffs with connections to the forum State does not suffice to authorize jurisdiction.”
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal.
137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017) Cited 2,180 times 135 Legal AnalysesHolding that unrelated contacts cannot diminish the required showing of an affiliation between the forum and the underlying controversy
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
444 U.S. 286 (1980) Cited 10,826 times 32 Legal AnalysesHolding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma
Asahi Metal Indus. Co. Ltd. v. Superior Court
480 U.S. 102 (1987) Cited 4,872 times 40 Legal AnalysesHolding that, in suit by Taiwanese manufacturer for indemnification against Japanese manufacturer, the assertion by California court of personal jurisdiction over Japanese manufacturer was unreasonable
Snow v. Directv, Inc.
450 F.3d 1314 (11th Cir. 2006) Cited 699 timesHolding that the plaintiff's "vague and conclusory allegations" presented in his complaint were insufficient to establish a prima facie case of personal jurisdiction over a defendant
Meier ex Rel. Meier v. Sun Intern. Hotels
288 F.3d 1264 (11th Cir. 2002) Cited 591 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that Florida has an interest in adjudicating disputes that arise from injury at Caribbean resort because millions of tourists travel to the Caribbean resorts from Florida
McFadin v. Gerber
587 F.3d 753 (5th Cir. 2009) Cited 441 timesHolding that "the actions of an agent may establish minimum contacts over a principal" but requiring the plaintiff to show an agency relationship
Daniel v. Am. Bd. of Emergency Med.
428 F.3d 408 (2d Cir. 2005) Cited 496 timesHolding that plaintiffs failed to demonstrate antitrust injury where their "economic expert conceded that he had performed no analysis of the consumer effect of defendants’ purportedly anticompetitive conduct"
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 27,800 times 197 Legal AnalysesFinding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 15 - Suits by persons injured
15 U.S.C. § 15 Cited 5,671 times 35 Legal AnalysesGranting private right of action to anyone who has been injured "by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws ..."
Section 26 - Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs
15 U.S.C. § 26 Cited 1,450 times 1 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing injunctive relief against "threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws"
Section 22 - District in which to sue corporation
15 U.S.C. § 22 Cited 725 times 1 Legal AnalysesProviding for venue where the defendant is "an inhabitant," "may be found," or "transacts business"
Rule 4.2 - Process: Basis for and methods of out-of-state service
Ala. R. Civ. P. 4.2 Cited 191 times(a) In-state service. All process may be served anywhere in this state and, when authorized by law or by these rules, may be served outside this state. (b) Basis for out-of-state service. An appropriate basis exists for service of process outside of this state upon a person or entity in any action in this state when the person or entity has such contacts with this state that the prosecution of the action against the person or entity in this state is not inconsistent with the constitution of this