Civil Litigation
Aug. 15, 2018
Plaintiff personal jurisdiction and venue transfer
Courts must confront the issue of personal jurisdiction over plaintiffs in venue-transfer cases rather than avoid it or assume blindly that the issue is of no concern.
Scott Dodson
Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research
UC Hastings College of the Law
How, if at all, does the doctrine of personal jurisdiction protect plaintiffs subject to venue transfer against their consent? The problem is a prevalent one, for such venue transfer occurs in a sizable percentage of federal cases. In this column, I argue that personal jurisdiction does protect such plaintiffs and demands a more attentive analysis in venue-transfer cases.
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