Sample v. Morgan’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 6 state decisions

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1. “[T]rial courts must give a broad reading to the terms of the long-arm statute[ ] in order to effectuate the statute’s intent to ensure that this state’s court may exercise jurisdiction to the full limits permissible under the Due Process Clause. In other words, the Supreme Court has instructed that trial courts should permit service under § 3104 if the statutory language plausibly permits service, and rely upon a Due Process analysis to screen out uses of the statute that sweep too broadly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hamilton Partners, L.P. v. Englard

2. “[I]t is precisely for purposes of internal affairs that corporations— which are not physical beings — choose a legal domicile.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Total Holdings USA, Inc. v. Curran Composites, Inc.