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  • Effects test
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  • The U.S. Supreme Court in Calder v. Jones held that the "minimum contacts" due process requirement for personal jurisdiction could be satisfied on the basis of the "effects" that out-of-state conduct had in the forum state. The Court held that a California court could assert jurisdiction over a Florida publisher for publishing an article defaming a California plaintiff when the defendant's act was an intentional action expressly aimed at California and that the "brunt of the injury would be felt" by the plaintiff in California.
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  • The U.S. Supreme Court in Calder v. Jones held that the "minimum contacts" due process requirement for personal jurisdiction could be satisfied on the basis of the "effects" that out-of-state conduct had in the forum state. The Court held that a California court could assert jurisdiction over a Florida publisher for publishing an article defaming a California plaintiff when the defendant's act was an intentional action expressly aimed at California and that the "brunt of the injury would be felt" by the plaintiff in California.