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This personal jurisdiction is specific to the act, and a party cannot be sued for unrelated activity. In many instances, state long-arm statutes extend personal jurisdiction to the extent allowed by the U.S. Constitution. There are two kinds of personal jurisdiction, general and specific jurisdiction: [2]
410.10. A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of this state or of the United States. [15] New York's Civil Practice Law and Rules [16] has, among other things, asserted the following: § 302. Personal jurisdiction by acts of non-domiciliaries
Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court case involving strict products liability, personal injury and various procedural issues and considerations. The 1980 opinion, written by Justice Byron White, is included in the first-year civil procedure curriculum at nearly every American law school for its focus on personal ...
Because the need for minimum contacts is a matter of personal jurisdiction (the power of the court to hear the claim with respect to a particular party) instead of subject matter jurisdiction (the power of the court to hear this kind of claim at all), a party can explicitly or implicitly waive their right to object to the court hearing the case.
The Constitution of Arizona provides the Superior Court with jurisdiction over: [1] concurrent jurisdiction over cases and proceedings in which exclusive jurisdiction is not vested by law in another court; equity cases that involve title to or possession of real property or the legality of any tax, assessment, toll or municipal ordinance;
Personal jurisdiction is largely a constitutional requirement, though also shaped by state long-arm statutes and Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, while venue is purely statutory. It is possible for either venue or personal jurisdiction to preclude a court from hearing a case. Consider these examples:
State courts of Arizona. Arizona Supreme Court [1] Arizona Court of Appeals (2 divisions) [2] Superior Court of Arizona (15 counties) [2] Justices of the Peace (county courts) [3] and Arizona Municipal Courts, city trial courts and courts of limited jurisdiction; Federal courts located in Arizona. United States District Court for the District ...
Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the right of lawyers to advertise their services. [1] In holding that lawyer advertising was commercial speech entitled to protection under the First Amendment (incorporated against the States through the Fourteenth Amendment), the Court upset the tradition against advertising ...