Jurisdiction, Venue, and Forum
Jurisdiction
Long-arm statutes enumerate acts subjecting a defendant to jurisdiction, or extend jurisdiction to the constitutional limit. Enumerated statutes require satisfying a listed category in addition to due process.
Statutory and constitutional analyses are separate.
Alternative Names:
Long Arm Statute|Jurisdictional Statute
Why it Matters?
Enumerated long-arm statutes create a statutory defense independent of due process, since a defendant whose contacts satisfy minimum contacts may still fall outside the statute's enumerated categories. That two-step analysis is frequently collapsed by courts and counsel in states with coextensive statutes, but it matters in enumerated states. Confirming which type the forum uses is the threshold research.
Frequently Confused with
Related terms
Frequently asked questions
Why does statute type matter?
What is the threshold research?
