34 Cited authorities

Calder v. Jones
465 U.S. 783 (1984) Cited 4,642 times 23 Legal Analyses
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"
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
454 U.S. 235 (1981) Cited 4,754 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"
Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co.
374 F.3d 797 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 2,698 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"
Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio Intern. Interlink
284 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,468 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding website-operator defendant's magazine advertisements supported the exercise of jurisdiction where defendant also ran local radio advertisements
Dole Food Co. v. Watts
303 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,074 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that because purposeful direction was established, it was "obvious" that the second prong of the minimum contacts test was also satisfied
Panavision International, L.P. v. Toeppen
141 F.3d 1316 (9th Cir. 1998) Cited 1,152 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that personal jurisdiction existed where “[t]he brunt of the harm ... was felt in California,” and the defendant “knew Panavision would likely suffer harm there because, although at all relevant times Panavision was a Delaware limited partnership, its principal place of business was in California”
Theunissen v. Matthews
935 F.2d 1454 (6th Cir. 1991) Cited 1,143 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction where the district court allowed no discovery and decided the motion on the basis of factually conflicting affidavits
Ballard v. Savage
65 F.3d 1495 (9th Cir. 1995) Cited 874 times
Holding that a plaintiff need only make a "prima facie showing of jurisdictional facts" to survive a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction
Sher v. Johnson
911 F.2d 1357 (9th Cir. 1990) Cited 1,043 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
Data Disc, Inc. v. Sys. Tech. Assoc., Inc.
557 F.2d 1280 (9th Cir. 1977) Cited 1,707 times
Holding that a court "may not assume the truth of allegations in a pleading which are contradicted by affidavit"
Section 78cc - Validity of contracts
15 U.S.C. § 78cc Cited 541 times 8 Legal Analyses
Providing that any contractual "provision binding any person to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation thereunder, or of any rule of a self-regulatory organization, shall be void "

Motorcar Parts of America Inc v. FAPL Holdings Inc et al

34 Cited authorities

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"

Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"

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 website-operator defendant's magazine advertisements supported the exercise of jurisdiction where defendant also ran local radio advertisements

Holding that because purposeful direction was established, it was "obvious" that the second prong of the minimum contacts test was also satisfied

Holding that plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction where the district court allowed no discovery and decided the motion on the basis of factually conflicting affidavits

Holding that a plaintiff need only make a "prima facie showing of jurisdictional facts" to survive a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction

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 a court "may not assume the truth of allegations in a pleading which are contradicted by affidavit"

Providing that any contractual "provision binding any person to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation thereunder, or of any rule of a self-regulatory organization, shall be void "