What is the test for a state to exercise "personal jurisdiction" against a plaintiff who is not a resident of the forum state?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Complaint of Damodar Bulk Carriers, Ltd., 903 F.2d 675 (9th Cir. 1990):
A proper exercise of "[p]ersonal jurisdiction requires a two-part showing: (1) that the forum state has an applicable statute conferring jurisdiction on nonresidents, and (2) that the assertion of jurisdiction under the statute comports with constitutional requirements of due process." Jenkins v. Whittaker Corp., 785 F.2d 720, 723
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