Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 18, 2014
Daimler: a map out of obscure territory
Personal jurisdiction is one of those obscure technical subjects that only a lawyer can truly love. But few doctrines are likely to have a greater impact on the balance of power between plaintiffs and defendants. By Lea Brilmayer
Personal jurisdiction is one of those obscure technical subjects that only a lawyer - actually, only one of those lawyers who litigates cases (or perhaps one that teaches civil procedure) - can truly love. But few doctrines are likely to have a greater impact on the balance of power between plaintiffs and defendants. Which court hears a case determines directly whose law applies to "procedural questions" such as statute of limitations o...
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