Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 23,155 times 111 Legal AnalysesHolding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.
388 U.S. 395 (1967) Cited 2,998 times 21 Legal AnalysesHolding that courts are the proper forum to evaluate a challenge to the validity of an arbitration clause, but that where the entire agreement of which an arbitration clause is but a part is challenged, such evaluation is properly left to the arbitrator
Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc.
539 U.S. 52 (2003) Cited 502 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that the term "involving commerce" "encompasses a wider range of transactions than those actually 'in commerce'—that is, within the flow of interstate commerce"
In re Firstmerit Bank
52 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. 2001) Cited 925 timesHolding that by joining their parents' contract claim, the children "subjected themselves to the contract's terms" even though they never signed the agreement
In re Labatt Food Service, L.P.
279 S.W.3d 640 (Tex. 2009) Cited 527 timesHolding that deference to trial court findings is limited to those supported by the record
Royston, Rayzor, Vickery, & Williams, LLP v. Lopez
58 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1422 (Tex. 2015) Cited 137 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that an arbitration agreement is unenforceable "if it binds one party to arbitrate, while allowing the other to choose whether to arbitrate"
Stangvik v. Shiley Inc.
54 Cal.3d 744 (Cal. 1991) Cited 191 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding the private interests of the parties favored trial in Scandinavia, in part reasoning: "It is true that much, but not all, of the evidence concerning liability exists in California; but virtually all the evidence relating to damages is in Scandinavia," footnote omitted
Air Machine Com SRL v. Superior Court (Ponani Sukumar)
186 Cal.App.4th 414 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) Cited 52 timesRecognizing that California continues to recognize the distinction between special and general appearances and discussing the distinction in the context of personal jurisdiction
Thomson v. Continental Ins. Co.
66 Cal.2d 738 (Cal. 1967) Cited 62 timesIn Thomson v. Continental Ins. Co., supra, which was not a custody case, we explained generally the principle involved in staying a California action: "Granting a stay... is a matter addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court.
Simmons v. Superior Court
96 Cal.App.2d 119 (Cal. Ct. App. 1950) Cited 70 timesIn Simmons the California Court of Appeals laid out the history of another case, Dodge v. Superior Court, 139 Cal.App. 178, 33 P.2d 695, rehearing denied, opinion amended 139 Cal.App. 178, 34 P.2d 501 (1934), where the California district court stayed a proceeding in that state in favor of a prior action pending in Washington, and, after final judgment in Washington, which followed conclusion of the case on appeal in California, the California court then took up the matter, finding that the Washington judgment was in fact res judicata and binding on the plaintiff in the California action.
Section 1 - "Maritime transactions" and "commerce" defined; exceptions to operation of title
9 U.S.C. § 1 Cited 12,265 times 211 Legal AnalysesDefining the word "commerce" in the language of the Commerce Clause itself
Section 418.10 - Serving and filing notice of motion
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 418.10 Cited 454 times 1 Legal AnalysesProviding that a defendant "may serve and file a notice of motion ... [t]o quash service of summons on the ground of lack of jurisdiction of the court over him or her."
Section 410.30 - Action should be heard in forum outside state
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 410.30 Cited 244 times 1 Legal AnalysesEnsuring the granting of a motion under section 410.30 is based on "conditions" that are "just"