Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series “Law Every 1L Should Know”, and today we’re focusing on an important civil procedure topic — personal jurisdiction. We’ll discuss the two branches (general and specific jurisdiction) and we’ll analyze a fact pattern at the end of the episode.
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In this episode we discuss:
- What is civil procedure?
- The basics of personal jurisdiction
- General and specific jurisdiction
- How to analyze personal jurisdiction questions on an exam, and a sample hypothetical scenario
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Resources:
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- Pennoyer v. Neff
- International Shoe Co. v. Washington
- Daimler AG v. Bauman
- Ford Motor Co. v. Montana
- Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
- Podcast Episode 343: Listen and Learn – Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
- Podcast Episode 263: Listen and Learn – Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Podcast Episode 218: Listen and Learn – Supplemental Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
- Podcast Episode 332: Listen and Learn – Removal (Civ Pro)
- Podcast Episode 292: Listen and Learn – The Erie Doctrine (Civ Pro)
- Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 148: Listen and Learn – Claim and Issue Preclusion (Civil Procedure)
- Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 145: Listen and Learn – Permissive Joinder and Required Joinder
- Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 153: Listen and Learn – More Types of Joinder (Civ Pro)
- Podcast Episode 521: Smarter Borrowing: How Juno Helps Lower Student Loans
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