personal jurisdiction

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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jurisdiction
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/
the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandjurisdictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is the first problem; namely, the position of the deputy chief constable and the investigation of a complaint under hispersonaljurisdiction.
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Thispersonaljurisdictionis specific to the act, and a party can not be sued for unrelated activity.
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Personaljurisdictionrequirements in a civil case are driven by policy considerations, such as fairness to the defendant, comity, and principals of federalism.
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Accordingly, its motion to dismiss for lack ofpersonaljurisdictionwas properly granted.
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First, it must determine whether it can exercisepersonaljurisdictionover the party.
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A state court may exercisepersonaljurisdictionover a nonresident only so long as there exist minimum contacts between the defendant and the forum state.
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A passive webpage, such as defendants' here, is not enough to establishpersonaljurisdiction.
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For information on the use of the term in reference topersonaljurisdiction, seepersonaljurisdiction.
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In contrast, general jurisdiction courts need only to demonstrate that they may assert inpersonaljurisdictionover a party.
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Specifically, the court must have both subject-matter jurisdiction over the matter of the claim andpersonaljurisdictionover the parties.
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The responding state, which would havepersonaljurisdictionover the obligor, would provide notice and a hearing for obligor.
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The court of the second state then exercisedpersonaljurisdictionover the defendant and entered the appropriate support order.
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Furthermore, there are two types ofpersonaljurisdiction, general and specific.
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The court applied traditional tests forpersonaljurisdictionwith regard to due process.
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Further, as a foreign national, he argued that the district court lackedpersonaljurisdictionover him.
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The court reversed a dismissal based upon lack ofpersonaljurisdictiongranted by the lower court.
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Plaintiffs brought suit for damages, and the defendants moved to dismiss for lack ofpersonaljurisdiction.
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In contrast, a passive website, that simply makes the information available to the user will be less likely to have a basis forpersonaljurisdiction.
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An allegedly trademark-infringing website alone is not sufficient forpersonaljurisdictionwhere the website was created by someone physically located in another state.
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