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.

Calder v. Jones

Holding a California court had personal jurisdiction over individual defendants when the defendants had not visited the state in connection with an allegedly defamatory article and "[we]re not responsible for the circulation of the article in California"

Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.

Holding that jurisdiction was proper in New Hampshire for publication-based defamation torts, even though the defendant magazine publisher sold most of its magazines elsewhere and that, as a result, "the bulk of the harm done to [the plaintiff] occurred outside New Hampshire"

Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

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) )

Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp.

Holding that dismissal was appropriate where no witnesses or other evidence were located in Vermont, neither party was a resident, and "Florida, the locus of the alleged tort . . . ha far more significant interest[] in resolving the dispute"

Chloé v. Queen Bee of Beverly Hills, LLC

Holding that a defendant's conduct was purposefully directed toward New York because the defendant offered bags for sale on its website to New York customers and shipped at least one bag to a New York customer

Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL

Holding that, while the "mere maintenance" of a bank account in the United States is insufficient, the use of a bank account "as an instrument to achieve the very wrong alleged" is sufficient to establish minimum contacts

Ball v. Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt, S.A

Holding that plaintiff may defeat a 12(b) motion by pleading, in good faith, legally sufficient allegations of jurisdiction

Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

Holding "the policy expressed in the TVPA favoring adjudication of claims of violations of international prohibitions on torture" weighed against dismissing the action on forum non conveniens grounds

In re Magnetic Audiotape Antitrust Litig.

Holding a defendant's level of participation in a conspiracy targeting residents in a forum may satisfy the Calder effects test

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

Section 301 - Jurisdiction over persons, property or status

Codifying caselaw that incorporates "doing business" standard

Section 304 - Statutory designation of secretary of state as agent for service of process