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Studying and Exam Taking / Re: Personal Jurisdiction Question re: Civil Procedure
« on: November 30, 2005, 01:16:47 PM »I disagree.
Shaffer did hold that you must apply to Int. Shoe test to everything, however:
I believe you would automatically have specific personal jurisdiction in the state the corp. was incorporated b/c the corp will be benefiting themselves of the state's protection. Choosing to incorporate in a state is a voluntary act that purposefully avails itself of the protection of the forum state's laws.
In establishing diversity subject matter jurisdiction under 28 USC 1332(c)(1) a corporation is considered domiciled in the state of it's incorporation. With that rationale, you could argue for general personal jurisdiction based on the Milliken holding, supra.
agreed. They are utilizing the protections of the forum state's laws in which they are incorporated.
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