Personal Jurisdiction: Physical Presence and Consent 1
Personal Jurisdiction • Does the Court have the right to hear my claim? • Recall: Personal jurisdiction is thepowerof a state or federal court over thedefendant 2
Presence and Consent • Presence and Consent are two bases for personal jurisdiction • Court has personal jurisdiction over a (non- resident) defendant who is served with a summons and complaint whilevoluntarily presentin a forum state • Defendant canconsentto personal jurisdiction before or after a lawsuit is filed by waiving their objection to personal jurisdiction • Independent alternatives from the International Shoe minimum contacts analysis 3
