Marigdalia K. Ramirez-Fort v. Medical University of South Carolina, et al.
DueProcess Jurisdiction
What objective factors should courts rely upon to determine personal jurisdiction?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. What objective factors should courts rely upon in order to determine when personal jurisdiction is proper in cases where claims may lack strict causal relationship to a defendant’s contacts with a forum? 2. Under what conditions does a State’s interests in guaranteeing the protection, wellbeing and fair treatment of its citizens and residents create ; minimum contacts sufficient to assert personal jurisdiction over an action where a non-resident defendant. with meaningful contacts within the forum recruits its domiciliary to study and work out of state and then subjects her to violations of her civil, contractual, statutory and constitutional rights? F ‘ ' ii