cases

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100

Strawbridge v. Curtiss

Complete Diversity Rule

200

Gordon

Domicile Test: 

1. Takes up residence in different state

2. Intends to remain indefinitely

300

Mas. v. Perry

Unclear intent is NOT enough to establish a domicile UNLESS there is a clear intent ot never return to the previous domicile

400

Hertz

1332a1 Nerve center test: where a corporations high level officers, direct, control, and coordinate the corporations activites

500

Diefenthal

Must appear to a legal certainty that the claim is really far less than the jurisdictional amount to justify dismissal and good faith

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100

Mottley

Well Pleaded Complaint Rule: a claim arises under federal law only if the federal question would appear in a well pleaded complaint

200

Gibbs

• District courts have supplemental jurisdiction over ALL other STATE claims

  • That are SO RELATED within such original jurisdiction that they form part of the same case or controversy {Gibbs} or common nucleues of operative fact [mottley]

300

Kroger

preventing plaintiffs from using joinder to circumvent complete diversity. relevant only when anchor claim is soley diversity

400

Avitts v. Amoco

case can only be removed if federal court could have originally excerised SMJ. Plaintiff is the master of the complaint and can prevent a case by being removed by limiting the complaint to state claims.

500

Lara v. Farrel

Removal Timing. 30 days after defendant receives pleading

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100

International Shoe

1.  Does the defendant have such minimum contacts with the forum so that jurisdiction does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice

200

Hanson v. Denckla

unilateral contact to plaintiffs not enough

Contact between defendant and the forum must result form the defendants purposeful availment of the forum

300

Worldwide Volkswagon:

foreseeable that defendant could get sued in the forum, Foreseeability of movement is NOT enough for purposeful availment

400

Asahi

Sales through intermediaries. stream of commerce, fairness factors

500

Brennan

Awareness is enough 

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100

O'Connor

awareness + additional conduct directed at forum

200

Piper

FNC: Less favorable law not enough to dismiss venue. must be so clearly indaqeuate or unsatisfactory that no remedy could be provided at all

300

Ford

1. arise out of requires causation: requires that harm to plaintiff was caused by defendants contact with forum

2.  just some relationship with defendant and the forum state in relation to the plaintiffs claim. Aimed at building and maintaining a market in forum state! ads

400

Bristol Meyers

 claim specific! plaintiffs in different states have no relatedness bc stuff wasnt sold to each plaintiff in same state

500

Burger King

2 part test. purposeful availment related to forum + fairness

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100

Calder

Purposeful direction/ effects test for int torts

200

Walden

1. Walden: defendant must aim/target the STATE]. 

   • Just because you know someone lives there is not enough
     
     
     

300

Damlier

General jurisdiction ' essentially at home' - continuous and systematic as to render the corp at home in the state

400

Uffner

multiple venues may be proper: substantial part of the events took place venue in proper

500

MacMunn

two showings needed for transfer 

1) plaintiff coulve originally brought action to proposed distrtict 

2) public n private factors