CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court + +

PERSONAL JURISDICTION: Federal Court Burger King What court? Federal D. Ct. (FL)

PERSONAL JURISDICTION: Federal Court PJ Framework in federal court? Rule 4(k)(1)(A) incorporates state law pj req’ts Rule 4(k)(2) Fed PJ over def. not subj. to state gen’l jurisd.

Power Process FR4(a)-(j), (n) Federal Court PJ FR 4(k) (1)(A) PJ in State (1)(D) U.S. Statute (1)(B) 100 mi. Bulge (FR 14 or 19) (1)(C) Fed. Inter- pleader (2) Const. + No State Gen’l Jurisd.

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Hypotheticals Chocolates, Chocolates, Chocolates Chapter 1: Death by Chocolate WA Tristia buys WA Jessica’s chocolates in N.Y. Choc’s distributed by N.Y. Brandon. Tristia stays in N.Y. Contacts only via Brandon Claim/contact relationship yes Purposeful availment stream of commerce? Foreseeability foreseeable haled into court in NY circular argument Burden on pl individual but ties to WA Burden on def J isn’t big business State’s interest no regulatory interest

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Hypotheticals Chocolates, Chocolates, Chocolates Chapter 2: Cataloguing Chocolates CA J-Lo buys WA Jessica’s chocolates via nat’l catalogue Contacts places catalogue order How different than BK? Consumer Claim/contact relationship yes Purposeful availment well, sort of Foreseeability foreseeable haled into court in NY circular argument Burden on pl growing business, nat’l in scope Burden on def individual, but rich, international State’s interest no regulatory interest

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Minimum contacts Contacts Claim/contact relationship Purposeful availment Foreseeability Substantial Justice & Fair play Burden on Defendant Plaintiff’s interests Forum state’s interests Interests of “the several states”

TAKEAWAYS Burger King Conceptual Frameworks Const. Limits v. State Authorization Federal Court Personal Jurisdiction FR 4(k) Overlap of Power & Process FR4(k)(1)(A) piggybacks on state law

TAKEAWAYS Specific Jurisdiction Skills: Arguing From Precedent Broad & Narrow Case Holdings Synthesizing “Rule” of Cases Identifying “sub-tests”

TAKEAWAYS Specific Jurisdiction Skills: Recognizing Recurrent Arguments Rules & standards

TAKEAWAYS Specific Jurisdiction Doctrine Elaborating “minimum contacts” Claim/contact relationship “Purposeful availment” “Foreseeability”

TAKEAWAYS Specific Jurisdiction Doctrine Substantial Justice & Fairplay A separate factor? Considerations Burden on defendant Interests of forum state Plaintiff’s interest Interests of the “several States”