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Civil Litigation - School Essays

Civil Litigation

Individual Work Two Week Four
Jennifer Leonard
Civil Litigation II
Instructor Kurt Lofland
August 10[th], 2013

Calder v Jones
465 U.S. 783, 104 S. Ct. 1482, 79 L. Ed. 2d 804, 1984 U.S. 41
No. 82-1401
Argued Nov 8[th], 1983
Decided March 20[th], 1984

Procedural History:

Superior Court of California held in favor of the defendants.
Court of Appeals in California reversed the decision.
Supreme Court of the United States ...

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contacts in California. The National Inquirer has its principal place of operations in the state of Florida but its largest circulation is in the state of California.

4. South did rely on various sources from California, as Jones' life and career are in California. South makes frequent trips to California and Calder has no relevant contacts with California.

Issue of Law:

Does California have personal jurisdiction over South and Calder through their targeting of the respondent with this article?

Holding:

The court held that yes, California does have personal jurisdiction over Calder and South.

Reasoning:

1. The court's reasoning for their decision is based on the fact that a state has personal jurisdiction over any particular party whose actions were to intentionally reach another party in the state and are the basis for the cause of action.

2. The article concerned the ...

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