37 Cited authorities

  1. Daimler AG v. Bauman

    571 U.S. 117 (2014)   Cited 5,616 times   236 Legal Analyses
    Holding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"
  2. Goodyear Dunlop Tires Oper. v. Brown

    564 U.S. 915 (2011)   Cited 5,201 times   86 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction
  3. Walden v. Fiore

    571 U.S. 277 (2014)   Cited 4,297 times   49 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “the mere fact that [defendant's] conduct affected plaintiffs with connections to the forum State does not suffice to authorize jurisdiction.”
  4. Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall

    466 U.S. 408 (1984)   Cited 9,269 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation
  5. Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

    326 U.S. 310 (1945)   Cited 22,584 times   109 Legal Analyses
    Holding 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) )
  6. Shaffer v. Heitner

    433 U.S. 186 (1977)   Cited 3,170 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, once a judgment is validly rendered against a debtor, the judgment creditor may sue to satisfy the debt with property in a state that lacks personal jurisdiction over the judgment debtor
  7. Rush v. Savchuk

    444 U.S. 320 (1980)   Cited 806 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that party was not subject to state's jurisdiction in a personal injury action simply because his insurer was based there, and stating that the requirement of minimum contacts "must be met as to each defendant . . ."
  8. O'Connor v. Sandy Lane

    496 F.3d 312 (3d Cir. 2007)   Cited 1,133 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a vacation company purposefully contacted Pennsylvania by mailing brochures and calling Pennsylvania residents
  9. Perkins v. Benguet Mining Co.

    342 U.S. 437 (1952)   Cited 1,818 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding Ohio courts could exercise general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation due to the extent and nature of the temporary operations in the state, finding such business activity was continuous and systematic
  10. Mellon Bank (East) PSFS, National Ass'n v. Farino

    960 F.2d 1217 (3d Cir. 1992)   Cited 1,123 times
    Holding that plaintiff's right to conduct jurisdictional discovery should be sustained when factual allegations suggest the possible existence of requisite contacts between the defendant and the forum state with "reasonable particularity"
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 345,805 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss