Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.

Mwani v. bin Laden

Holding that jurisdiction could be exercised where defendants had engaged in numerous conspiracies to bomb the World Trade Center, the United Nations, and the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels

Moncrief Oil International Inc. v. OAO Gazprom

Holding that the “exchange of communications in the course of developing and carrying out a contract” does not qualify as purposeful availment

World Tanker Carriers Corp. v. MV Ya Mawlaya

Holding that cases of admiralty arise under federal law for purposes of Rule 4(k)

Daliberti v. Republic of Iraq

Finding torture under the TVPA definition where one plaintiff was detained for eleven days "with no water, no toilet and no bed" and another plaintiff was detained for at least four days "with no lights, no window, no water, no toilet and no proper bed"

Morris v. Khadr

Holding that civil liability under the ATA extends to aiders and abettors who provide money to terrorists

Garcia v. Universal Mortg. Corp.

Dismissing a claim for equitable rescission based on fraud "because Plaintiffs have not prevailed in any of their underlying claims" and were thus "not entitled to any remedy"

Rein v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Holding that "the relevant inquiry with respect to the minimum contacts analysis is whether the effects of a foreign state's actions upon the United States are sufficient to provide fair warning such that the foreign state may be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States" and concluding that "[a]ny foreign state would know that the United States has substantial interests in protecting its flag carriers and its nationals from terrorist activities and should reasonably expect that if these interests were harmed, it would be subject to a variety of potential responses, including civil actions in United States courts."

PUGH v. SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Dismissing claims brought under ATA against Libya, its intelligence service, and individual defendants in their official capacities

Animale Group, Inc. v. Sunny's Perfume, Inc.

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system