Description
May a state court exercise in personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant in a products liability action where the defendant's only connection to the state is the accident in question?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: JURISDICTION
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State Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Defendants
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JURISDICTION
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State Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Defendants
Jurisdiction refers to the responsibility and power to control or exercise a form of
authority within a specific geographical location (Juenger, 2001). There are several laws that
determine how different laws suits should be handled. Th...