CivPro Final Cases

Strawbridge

SMJ: Complete diversity

Mas

SMJ: Definition of Human Citizen

Hertz

SMJ: Definition of PPB

Belville

SMJ: Definition of LLC citizen

Osborn

SMJ: “ingredient”

Mottley

SMJ: Well pleaded complaint

American Well Works

SMJ: Federally created cause of action

Grable

SMJ: State law claim w/ embedded federal law

Smith/Moore

SMJ: definition of substantial

Merrell-Dow

SMJ: Definition of state/federal balance

Pennoyer

PJ: Traditional Bases

Burnham

PJ: Personal service upheld

Milliken

PJ: Can be sued where domiciled

Hertz

PJ: PPB Defined

Belville

PJ: LLC citizenship

Hess

PJ: Agent and Consent

International Shoe

PJ: Minimum Contacts

Goodyear/Daimler

PJ: General jurisdiction “at home”

Helicopteros

PJ: General jurisdiction “substantial, continuous, systematic”

Hanson

PJ: Specific Jurisdiction “targeting”

Hanson/WWV

PJ: Specific Jurisdiction “no unilateral act”

Walden

PJ: Specific Jurisdiction “contacts with state not person”

Calder Effects

PJ: Specific Jurisdiction “target affect in another state”

Bristol-Myers

PJ: Specific Jurisdiction “arise out of/relates to”

Ford

PJ: Specific Jurisdiction defines arise out of/relates to

Asahi/McIntyre

PJ: Stream of Commerce

Hoffman

Venue: transfer, proper court is one that could originally file in

Van Dusen/Feren

Venue: transfer, law of transferor court

Goldlawr

Venue: transfer, improper must transfer to proper

Piper

Private and Public interest factors

Carter

Preclusion: definition of a claim

Taylor

Preclusion: privity exception

Rios

Preclusion: essential to judgment

Hardy

Preclusion: must assert against party

Blonder-Tongue

Preclusion: no nonmutual defensive preclusion

Parklane

Preclusion: nonmutual offensive preclusion factors

Schwartz

Joinder: plaintiff can assert from series of transactions

Markvika

Joinder: have 14 days to join

Gibbs

Joinder: Supplemental Jurisdiction fairness

Exxon

Joinder: Supplemental jurisdiction complete diversity