1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court+ +

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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”

8. 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

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

10. TAKEAWAYS Specific Jurisdiction
Skills: Recognizing Recurrent Arguments
Rules & standards

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

12. 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”