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Harris v. Balk

Harris v. Balk is a landmark United States Supreme Court case that illustrates the unusual and highly formalistic jurisdictional rules that existed before the Court adopted the modern International Shoe “minimum contacts” framework in 1945. … Harris v. Balk

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Rao v. Era Alaska Airlines

Rao v. Era Alaska Airlines is a federal district court decision that deals with the question of whether a Maryland court may exercise personal jurisdiction over an Alaska-based airline whose only operations occur within the… Rao v. Era Alaska Airlines

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Calder v. Jones

Calder v. Jones is a landmark 1984 United States Supreme Court decision that clarified when a state court may exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants whose intentional actions cause harm in that state. The ruling… Calder v. Jones