LEB 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dunlop Tyres, Minimum Contacts, Federal-Question Jurisdiction

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Legal Environment of Business
• Course: LEB 323
• Professor: J Dickerson

Document Summary

Original statute: a business is a citizen of the state where it was incorporated in and its principle place of business. Outcome of this trial: the lo(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of the (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s (cid:862)(cid:374)er(cid:448)e (cid:272)e(cid:374)ter(cid:863) ((cid:449)here the (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s offi(cid:272)ers dire(cid:272)t, (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol & (cid:272)oordi(cid:374)ate the (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities. Bank filed for removal to ny because it"s (cid:862)(cid:374)er(cid:448)e (cid:272)e(cid:374)ter(cid:863) is i(cid:374) ny. State focused inquiry (based on location of court) Jurisdiction over d, not p: required by both fed and state courts. 5th & 14th amendments = due process of law. Traditional methods to obtain jurisdiction: ue i(cid:374) d"s ho(cid:373)e state, er(cid:448)e d (cid:449)he(cid:374) d is (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the (cid:272)ourt"s jurisdi(cid:272)tio(cid:374, obtain consent from d. Exercise of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident will not violate due process if: Minimum contacts are upheld through: specific personal jurisdiction: incident occurs in state the claim is filed in, general personal jurisdiction: continuous & systematic contact with the state the claim is filed in.