By Kevin E. Noonan — Personal jurisdiction is one of those basic concepts in civil procedure that evokes strong memories in most lawyers, of their first year in law school, cases like International Shoe, Burger King, Helicopteros, and World-Wide Volkswagen, and perhaps even a bit of painful nostalgia for a time when they were maybe a little overwhelmed by the process of learning the law. But there is a reason considerations like personal jurisdiction are part of the basic introduction to legal education, not the least of which is the real-world consequences that can arise involving them. A case illustrating…
