157 N.C. App. 703 - Lang v. Lang’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In determining whether the exercise of personal jurisdiction comports with due process, the crucial inquiry is whether the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the forum state such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice. In order to have minimum contacts: the defendant must have purposefully availed itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the forum state and invoked the benefits and protections of the laws of North Carolina. The relationship between the defendant and the forum state must be such that the defendant should reasonably anticipate being haled [sic] into a North Carolina court. This Court . . . discussed five factors to be considered to determine whether the defendant has had sufficient minimum contacts with the forum state. The factors are: (1) quantity of the contacts between the defendant and the forum state, (2) quality and nature of the contacts, (3) the source and connection of the cause of action to the contacts, (4) the interest of the forum state, and (5) convenience of the parties.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 N.C. App. 770 - Eaker v. Gower · 197 N.C. App. 401 - Carolina Pole, Inc. v. Firstenergy Corp.

2. “"First, the court must determine whether the applicable long-arm statute permits the exercise of jurisdiction over the defendant. Next, the court determines whether the exercise of jurisdiction comports with due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. North Carolina's long-arm statute, N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1-75.4, was enacted to make available to the North Carolina courts the full jurisdictional powers permissible under federal due process. Since the North Carolina legislature designed the long-arm statute to extend personal jurisdiction to the limits permitted by due process, the two-step inquiry merges into one question: whether the exercise of jurisdiction comports with due process."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 N.C. App. 196 - Rossetto USA, Inc. v. Greensky Financial, LLC · 189 N.C. App. 770 - Eaker v. Gower

3. “(1) Local Presence or Status. — In any action, whether the claim arises within or without this State, in which a claim is asserted against a party who when service of process is made upon such party: . . . d. Is engaged in substantial activity within this State, whether such activity is wholly interstate, intrastate, or otherwise. . . . (5) Local Services, Goods or Contracts. — In any action which: . . . c. Arises out of a promise, made anywhere to the plaintiff or to some third party for the plaintiff's benefit, by the defendant to deliver or receive within this State, or to ship from this State goods, documents of title, or other things of value. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 197 N.C. App. 401 - Carolina Pole, Inc. v. Firstenergy Corp.