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A Sight For Sore Eyes: The Seventh Circuit Correctly Interprets Section 12 Of The Clayton Act, Ryan Moore
A Sight For Sore Eyes: The Seventh Circuit Correctly Interprets Section 12 Of The Clayton Act, Ryan Moore
Seventh Circuit Review
In order to hail a defendant into federal court, a plaintiff must establish personal jurisdiction and venue. Under general principles of federal law, personal jurisdiction is proper whenever the defendant would be amenable to suit under the laws of the state in which the federal court sits. And venue is proper in any district where the defendant "resides" (i.e., is subject to personal jurisdiction). Section 12 of the Clayton Act, however, supplements these general principles. It has a liberal service-of-process provision that allows personal jurisdiction in any federal district court in the nation. But venue is proper only in the …