34 Cited authorities

  1. McGee v. International Life Ins. Co.

    355 U.S. 220 (1957)   Cited 3,401 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a California court had jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurer when the insurer delivered the offer of life insurance and the insurance contract itself to California and the insured had sent his premium payments from California to the insurer for two years
  2. Jumara v. State Farm Ins. Co.

    55 F.3d 873 (3d Cir. 1995)   Cited 2,423 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff's choice of venue "should not be lightly disturbed"
  3. 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
  4. Miller Yacht Sales, Inc. v. Smith

    384 F.3d 93 (3d Cir. 2004)   Cited 980 times
    Holding that when a court does not hold an evidentiary hearing on the motion, a plaintiff's allegations will be treated as if they were true
  5. Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo Dot Com, Inc.

    952 F. Supp. 1119 (W.D. Pa. 1997)   Cited 1,295 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a significant amount of the alleged infringement and dilution, as well as the resulting injury, occurred in Pennsylvania
  6. Toys “R” Us, Inc. v. Step Two, S.A.

    318 F.3d 446 (3d Cir. 2003)   Cited 976 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that two sales initiated by the plaintiff cannot establish personal jurisdiction
  7. IMO Industries, Inc. v. Kiekert AG

    155 F.3d 254 (3d Cir. 1998)   Cited 1,030 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that minimum contacts do not exist in an intentional tort case unless the defendant " expressly aimed its tortious conduct at the forum"; the mere fact that the harm caused by the defendant was primarily felt in the forum because the plaintiff resided there is not enough
  8. 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"
  9. Carteret Savings Bank, FA v. Shushan

    954 F.2d 141 (3d Cir. 1992)   Cited 981 times
    Holding that an appellate court reviewing an order of the district court dismissing a case for lack of personal jurisdiction "must accept all of the plaintiff's allegations as true and construe disputed facts in favor of plaintiff."
  10. Grand Entertainment Group v. Star Media Sales

    988 F.2d 476 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 869 times
    Holding that the "'person for the time being in charge' of any office or usual place of business of the defendants for purposes of Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 402 must either be an individual with some direct connection to the party to be served or one zohom the process server determines to be authorized, on the basis of her representation of authority, as evidenced by the affidavit of service"
  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 345,981 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
  12. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 28,373 times   184 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
  13. Section 5322 - Bases of personal jurisdiction over persons outside this Commonwealth

    42 Pa. C.S. § 5322   Cited 864 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the exercise of personal jurisdiction to the fullest extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution