Personal Jurisdiction
A contract alone is insufficient to establish jurisdiction unless accompanied by this type of connection to the forum state.
What are minimum contacts?
What Rule governs permissive Joinder of Parties?
What is Rule 20?
What are the two kinds of interpleader?
What is statutory interpleader, and Rule 22 interpleader
What are the two kinds of class actions?
When must parties confer for the discovery plan?
What is as soon as practicable at least 21 days before a scheduled conference.
A corporation is “at home” and subject to general jurisdiction in these two specific locations.
What is the place of incorporation and the principal place of business (PPB)?
What is required for the joinder of claims under Rule 18?
What are the venue rules for statutory interpleaders?
What is, the stakeholder can choose any judicial district in which at least one of the claimants resides.
What are the 4 prerequisites to certify a class?
what is 1. numerosity 2. commonality 3. typicality 4. adequacy of representation
What is the clawback provision?
What is, If you give the other side a lot of information but want to take back some privileged information that was revealed, it can be clawed back.
What are the two different ways to establish minimum contacts?
What is purposeful availment and systematic and continuous contact?
What is the key difference between a necessary party and an indispensable party?
What is, a necessary party must be joined if feasible; a lawsuit cannot proceed without an indispensable party.
What is the amount in controversy requirement for statutory interpleader?
what is $500
When is notice to class members required?
What is at the time of class certification and settlement
What are the three main requirements for discovery to be obtained?
What determines whether a court has personal jurisdiction over an LLC?
What is PPB or State of Formation
What is a plaintiff no longer once they have already been paid in full by their insurance?
What is, the real party in interest?
What are the two distinct levels of diversity required for statutory interpleader and Rule 22 interpleader?
What is, minimal diversity for statutory, and complete diversity for Rule 22 diversity
When is a class member not precluded from filing a separate suit after a final judgment in the class action?
What is, when the claims “significantly differ” from those addressed in the original class
What falls under the category of required disclosures?
What approach to Personal Jursidiction does Mas v. Perry Reveal?
What is, permanent location is required to establish general personal jurisdiction, not temporary residency.
What are the 4 interests in assessing whether a party is required under Rule 19?
What is:
The party has an interest in having a forum and there is no alternative
Avoid multiple litigation or inconsistent relief
The party is directly harmed by being excluded (cannot protect his interest)
Must be joined to promote a complete and efficient settlement of the controversy
What is the key difference in venue requirements for the two sorts of interpleader?
What is, Statutory allows for venue wherever one of the claimants resides, and rule 22 venue uses normal venue rules.
What are the differences in amount in controversies and and diversity among members between the two kinds of class actions?
What is, $75,000 by one member for Rule 23, and aggregation is allowed if it exceeds $5 million for CAFA. And minimal diversity for Rule 23 and complete diversity among the representing parties and defendants for CAFA.
What is required for a party to trigger the duty to supplement discovery?
What are 1) The party’s initial disclosures must be incomplete or incorrect 2) Must occur in a timely manner 3) Additional information will provide the information required/needed