California Courts of Appeal
Feb. 18, 2015
Shift in jurisdiction analysis was overdue
For three decades, when addressing specific personal jurisdiction in California, courts have been shackled to the "effects" test formulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. By Brad Ellis
For three decades, when addressing specific personal jurisdiction in California, courts have been shackled to the "effects" test formulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Calder v. Jones (1984), and they have struggled with its application.
Indeed, in Pavlovich v. Superior Court (2002), the state Supreme Court observed "courts have 'struggled somewhat with Calder's import, recognizing that the cas...
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