26 Cited authorities

  1. Daimler AG v. Bauman

    571 U.S. 117 (2014)   Cited 5,861 times   237 Legal Analyses
    Holding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"
  2. Goodyear Dunlop Tires Oper. v. Brown

    564 U.S. 915 (2011)   Cited 5,401 times   87 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction
  3. Walden v. Fiore

    571 U.S. 277 (2014)   Cited 4,467 times   49 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, for specific jurisdiction, "the relationship must arise out of contacts that the 'defendant [it]self' creates with the forum State" (quoting Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462, 475 (1985))
  4. Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall

    466 U.S. 408 (1984)   Cited 9,375 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation
  5. Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.

    465 U.S. 770 (1984)   Cited 3,081 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that jurisdiction was proper in New Hampshire for publication-based defamation torts, even though the defendant magazine publisher sold most of its magazines elsewhere and that, as a result, "the bulk of the harm done to [the plaintiff] occurred outside New Hampshire"
  6. 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) )
  7. Int'l Energy Ventures Mgmt., L.L.C. v. United Energy Grp., Ltd.

    818 F.3d 193 (5th Cir. 2016)   Cited 636 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the federal pleading standard applies when determining whether a plaintiff has stated a claim against a non-diverse defendant
  8. Seiferth v. Helicopteros Atuneros

    472 F.3d 266 (5th Cir. 2006)   Cited 667 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that jurisdictional discovery decisions "will not be disturbed" absent a "clear abuse"
  9. Johnston v. Multidata

    523 F.3d 602 (5th Cir. 2008)   Cited 623 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding defendant did not "ha[ve] a general business presence in [Texas] based on the residence of two employees . . . [who] work[ed] from home and report[ed] to supervisors located in Toronto, Canada" because "[w]hile their presence [was] certainly a regular contact with Texas, it [was] not substantial enough to create a general business presence in Texas"
  10. Wilson v. Belin

    20 F.3d 644 (5th Cir. 1994)   Cited 956 times
    Holding that communication into the forum state was not purposefully directed into the state
  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 354,229 times   943 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5   Cited 22,753 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system