32 Cited authorities

Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall
466 U.S. 408 (1984) Cited 9,388 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation
Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
465 U.S. 770 (1984) Cited 3,091 times 7 Legal Analyses
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"
Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co.
374 F.3d 797 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 2,770 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, in the tort context, "[t]he `express aiming' analysis depends, to a significant degree, on the specific type of tort or other wrongful conduct at issue"
Bancroft Masters, Inc., v. Augusta National
223 F.3d 1082 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 1,233 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that California had personal jurisdiction over declaratory judgment defendant because of defendant's challenge to plaintiff's registration for its domain name, which challenge was filed with an agency located in Virginia but affected the plaintiff's ability to use the domain name in California
Stock West, Inc. v. Confederated Tribes
873 F.2d 1221 (9th Cir. 1989) Cited 1,376 times
Holding that the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, "only creates a remedy and is not an independent basis for jurisdiction"
Robertson v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
749 F.2d 530 (9th Cir. 1984) Cited 1,568 times
Holding that voluntary dismissal of causes of action not covered by summary judgment order creates an appealable final order
Neilson v. Union Bank of California, N.A.
290 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (C.D. Cal. 2003) Cited 701 times
Holding that plaintiffs could prevail if they could prove at trial that certain transfers made pursuant to a Ponzi scheme were made within the limitations period of California's UFTA
Sher v. Johnson
911 F.2d 1357 (9th Cir. 1990) Cited 1,067 times
Holding that, in states with statutes identical in all relevant respects to Wash. Rev. Code § 25.05.100, the actions of one partner do not impute to another partner for purposes of personal jurisdiction
AT&T v. Compagnie Bruxelles Lambert
94 F.3d 586 (9th Cir. 1996) Cited 698 times
Holding that where the trial court rules on jurisdictional issue based on affidavits and without holding an evidentiary hearing, the plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing
Sinatra v. National Enquirer, Inc.
854 F.2d 1191 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 461 times
Holding that a foreign company with affiliates in the United States bears less of a burden litigating in the United States than if the company maintained no physical presence or agent within the United States
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 28,936 times 190 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 28,652 times 199 Legal Analyses
Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 16,617 times 132 Legal Analyses
Upholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely
Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects
28 U.S.C. § 1406 Cited 14,596 times 55 Legal Analyses
Recognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought
Section 1400 - Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs
28 U.S.C. § 1400 Cited 2,190 times 321 Legal Analyses
Identifying proper venue for copyright and patent suits
Section 411 - Registration and civil infringement actions
17 U.S.C. § 411 Cited 1,516 times 134 Legal Analyses
In § 411(a)'s first sentence, "registration" would mean the claimant's act of filing an application, while in the section's second sentence, "registration" would entail the Register's review of an application.
Section 1391 - Methods for computing withdrawal liability
29 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 344 times 1 Legal Analyses
Providing a plan may determine, with certain restrictions, its own method of assessing a contribution upon withdrawal

Jonathan Browning, Inc. -v- Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

32 Cited authorities

Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation

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"

Holding that, in the tort context, "[t]he `express aiming' analysis depends, to a significant degree, on the specific type of tort or other wrongful conduct at issue"

Holding that the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, "only creates a remedy and is not an independent basis for jurisdiction"

Holding that voluntary dismissal of causes of action not covered by summary judgment order creates an appealable final order

Holding that plaintiffs could prevail if they could prove at trial that certain transfers made pursuant to a Ponzi scheme were made within the limitations period of California's UFTA

Holding that, in states with statutes identical in all relevant respects to Wash. Rev. Code § 25.05.100, the actions of one partner do not impute to another partner for purposes of personal jurisdiction

Holding that where the trial court rules on jurisdictional issue based on affidavits and without holding an evidentiary hearing, the plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing

Holding that a foreign company with affiliates in the United States bears less of a burden litigating in the United States than if the company maintained no physical presence or agent within the United States

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Upholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely

Recognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought

Identifying proper venue for copyright and patent suits

In § 411(a)'s first sentence, "registration" would mean the claimant's act of filing an application, while in the section's second sentence, "registration" would entail the Register's review of an application.

Providing a plan may determine, with certain restrictions, its own method of assessing a contribution upon withdrawal