24 Cited authorities

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
444 U.S. 286 (1980) Cited 10,957 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma
Asahi Metal Indus. Co. Ltd. v. Superior Court
480 U.S. 102 (1987) Cited 4,924 times 40 Legal Analyses
Holding that, in suit by Taiwanese manufacturer for indemnification against Japanese manufacturer, the assertion by California court of personal jurisdiction over Japanese manufacturer was unreasonable
Omni Capital Int'l v. Rudolf Wolff Co.
484 U.S. 97 (1987) Cited 1,931 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that due process concerns related to personal jurisdiction are alleviated where the defendant has consented to service
Mullane v. Central Hanover Tr. Co.
339 U.S. 306 (1950) Cited 10,422 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk
486 U.S. 694 (1988) Cited 880 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state law permitting a foreign corporation to be served domestically through its U.S. subsidiary did not implicate the Hague Service Convention
Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court
482 U.S. 522 (1987) Cited 605 times 31 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the Hague Convention did not deprive the District Court of the jurisdiction it would otherwise possess to order a foreign national party before it to produce evidence physically located within a signatory nation"
Doe v. Unocal Corp.
248 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2001) Cited 946 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding "court may consider evidence" on motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)
S.E.C. v. Ross
504 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir. 2007) Cited 471 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that relief defendants who were employed as sales agents for a company that violated securities laws had "presumptive title" to the commissions they "received compensation in return for services rendered"
Gates Learjet Corp. v. Jensen
743 F.2d 1325 (9th Cir. 1984) Cited 429 times
Holding that defendant's seven visits over three years to the forum state, purchase of over $200,000 worth of products from the forum state, and numerous phone calls and letters to the forum state were more “occasional than continuous, and more infrequent than systematic”
Kreimerman v. Casa Veerkamp, S.A. de C.V
22 F.3d 634 (5th Cir. 1994) Cited 279 times
Holding that removal of action to wrong division of right district created procedural, rather than jurisdictional defect, and could be remedied by transferring case to correct division
Rule 4 - Summons
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 Cited 71,368 times 127 Legal Analyses
Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time
Rule 24 - Intervention
Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 Cited 9,308 times 36 Legal Analyses
Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them

NML Capital, Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina

24 Cited authorities

Holding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma

Holding that, in suit by Taiwanese manufacturer for indemnification against Japanese manufacturer, the assertion by California court of personal jurisdiction over Japanese manufacturer was unreasonable

Holding that due process concerns related to personal jurisdiction are alleviated where the defendant has consented to service

Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"

Holding that a state law permitting a foreign corporation to be served domestically through its U.S. subsidiary did not implicate the Hague Service Convention

Holding that "the Hague Convention did not deprive the District Court of the jurisdiction it would otherwise possess to order a foreign national party before it to produce evidence physically located within a signatory nation"

Holding "court may consider evidence" on motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)

Holding that relief defendants who were employed as sales agents for a company that violated securities laws had "presumptive title" to the commissions they "received compensation in return for services rendered"

Holding that defendant's seven visits over three years to the forum state, purchase of over $200,000 worth of products from the forum state, and numerous phone calls and letters to the forum state were more “occasional than continuous, and more infrequent than systematic”

Holding that removal of action to wrong division of right district created procedural, rather than jurisdictional defect, and could be remedied by transferring case to correct division

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them