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2022

Jurisdiction

University at Buffalo School of Law

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Full-Text Articles in Law

A Post Minimum Contacts World, Christine P. Bartholomew Apr 2022

A Post Minimum Contacts World, Christine P. Bartholomew

Book Reviews

Reviewing Patrick J. Borchers, Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court and “Corporate Tag Jurisdiction” in the Pennoyer Era, 72 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 45 (2021).


Ford's Underlying Controversy, Christine P. Bartholomew, Anya Bernstein Jan 2022

Ford's Underlying Controversy, Christine P. Bartholomew, Anya Bernstein

Journal Articles

Personal jurisdiction—the doctrine that determines where a plaintiff can sue—is a mess. Everyone agrees that a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a defendant with sufficient in-state contacts related to a plaintiff’s claim. This Article reveals, however, that courts diverge radically in their understanding of what a claim is. Without stating so outright, some courts limit the claim to a cause of action or its elements, while others understand it to encompass the controversy underlying the litigation. What is worse, few have noticed that these discrepancies even exist, much less explained why. This Article does just that. We show that …