CT Bar Civil Procedure: Jurisdiction 2

Question 1

Under the 'stream of commerce' theory of specific personal jurisdiction, what additional factor did Justice O'Connor's plurality in Asahi Metal require beyond mere placement of a product into commerce?

Accepted Answer

Evidence that the defendant directed its product toward the forum state

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Proof that the product caused injury in the forum state

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A contractual relationship with a forum resident

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Registration to do business in the forum state

Question 2

A Connecticut court has in rem jurisdiction over a dispute concerning a piece of real property located in Connecticut even if neither party is a Connecticut resident. What is the constitutional basis for this jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

The situs of the property provides a sufficient connection to the forum

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Implied consent by purchasing property in Connecticut

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The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment

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Minimum contacts established by the purchase transaction

Question 3

When a federal court in Connecticut sits in diversity and must apply Connecticut's long-arm statute, what is the court required to do under Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins?

Accepted Answer

Apply Connecticut's long-arm statute as a state court would interpret it

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Apply the federal long-arm statute because procedural rules are federal

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Apply whichever statute provides broader jurisdiction

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Defer to the plaintiff's choice of which statute to invoke

Question 4

A defendant is served with process while passing through Connecticut airport solely to change planes. Under Burnham v. Superior Court, is this sufficient for Connecticut courts to exercise personal jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because tag jurisdiction based on physical presence in the state is constitutionally valid

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No, because mere transient presence is insufficient after International Shoe

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Yes, but only if the cause of action arose in Connecticut

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No, because airports are federal enclaves exempt from state jurisdiction

Question 5

Connecticut's long-arm statute, C.G.S. § 52-59b, authorizes personal jurisdiction over a non-resident who 'transacts any business' in Connecticut. Which of the following best satisfies this standard?

Accepted Answer

Negotiating and signing a contract in Connecticut for services to be performed in Connecticut

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Sending a single unsolicited advertisement to a Connecticut resident

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Owning stock in a Connecticut corporation

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Having a Connecticut resident as a co-defendant in another lawsuit

Question 6

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision established that a corporation's general personal jurisdiction is typically limited to its place of incorporation and principal place of business?

Accepted Answer

Daimler AG v. Bauman

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International Shoe Co. v. Washington

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Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia v. Hall

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Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown

Question 7

A plaintiff files suit in Connecticut state court but the cause of action arose entirely from events in Massachusetts, and the defendant is a Massachusetts resident. The defendant timely removes to federal court. What is the most likely result regarding personal jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

The federal court applies the same Connecticut jurisdictional analysis that the state court would have applied

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The federal court automatically has broader nationwide personal jurisdiction

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The removal cures any personal jurisdiction defect that existed in state court

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The defendant waives personal jurisdiction objections by removing the case