17 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 260,142 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 273,590 times   368 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  3. 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
  4. Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

    326 U.S. 310 (1945)   Cited 22,892 times   110 Legal Analyses
    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) )
  5. Boschetto v. Hansing

    539 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 1,223 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the lone transaction for the sale of one item" did not create personal jurisdiction over the defendants in California because there were no allegations that the seller was a regular user of eBay to sell cars or "as a broader vehicle for commercial activity"
  6. Data Disc, Inc. v. Sys. Tech. Assoc., Inc.

    557 F.2d 1280 (9th Cir. 1977)   Cited 1,719 times
    Holding that a court "may not assume the truth of allegations in a pleading which are contradicted by affidavit"
  7. Shrader v. Biddinger

    633 F.3d 1235 (10th Cir. 2011)   Cited 502 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that operating a website, on its own, does not "subject the owner or operator to personal jurisdiction" where the site is accessed
  8. Beverly Hills Fan Co. v. Royal Sovereign Corp.

    21 F.3d 1558 (Fed. Cir. 1994)   Cited 568 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the forum's interest in discouraging injuries within its territory extends to patent infringement actions
  9. Terracom v. Valley Nat. Bank

    49 F.3d 555 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 407 times
    Holding that the defendant must have actually known that its product would reach the forum state before the "stream of commerce" theory will support the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the defendant
  10. Grober v. Mako Prods., Inc.

    686 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 214 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant's publications in a national publication—even a publication based in the forum state—is not a “contact” with a “specific” forum
  11. Section 171 - Patents for designs

    35 U.S.C. § 171   Cited 331 times   68 Legal Analyses
    Protecting "any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture ...."