Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall

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

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson

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

Paperworkers v. Misco, Inc.

Holding jurisdiction to enforce a collective bargaining agreement only vests once grievance and arbitration procedures are exhausted

Omni Capital Int'l v. Rudolf Wolff Co.

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

Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp.

Holding that dismissal was appropriate where no witnesses or other evidence were located in Vermont, neither party was a resident, and "Florida, the locus of the alleged tort . . . ha far more significant interest[] in resolving the dispute"

Sunward Elecs., Inc. v. McDonald

Holding that Defendants transacted business in New York where they "maintained a continuous and on-going commercial relationship with Plaintiff, a New York business," and "traveled to New York on two occasions to attend . . . training programs"

PDK Labs, Inc. v. Friedlander

Holding "that Friedlander lacks standing to sue PDK under § 43 of the Lanham Act" because "Friedlander's dogged insistence that PDK's products are sold without proper FDA approval suggests . . . that Friedlander's true goal is to privately enforce alleged violations of the FDCA."

Caruth v. International Psychoanalytical Ass'n

Finding factor favored exercise of jurisdiction in California where "evidence and witnesses for th[e] litigation [were] split between California and several other locations"

Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp.

Holding that the status of a witness as a non-party to the underlying litigation entitles the witness to consideration regarding expense and inconvenience

In re Copper Market Antitrust Litigation

Holding consultant's "independent contractor status provides no basis for excluding [the consultant's] communications with [the corporations's] counsel from the protection of the attorney-client privilege."

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Rule 45 - Subpoena

Holding that a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition "within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person"

Section 1 - "Maritime transactions" and "commerce" defined; exceptions to operation of title

Defining the word "commerce" in the language of the Commerce Clause itself

Section 308 - Personal service upon a natural person

Providing for "nail and mail" service and for service "in such manner as the court, upon motion without notice, directs, if service is impracticable under paragraphs one, two and four of this section"

Section 1451 - Civil actions

Stating that, "[i]n any action under this section to compel an employer to pay withdrawal liability, any failure of the employer to make any withdrawal liability payment within the time prescribed shall be treated in the same manner as a delinquent contribution"

Section 7 - Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance

Providing for compulsion of evidence by district court in district where arbitrators are sitting

Section 2-B - General powers of courts of record