Here is something everyone would read for jurisdictional issues:
The defendant (individual or business) has engaged in at least a small but significant amount of activity that constitutes "minimum contacts" in the state in which you've filed the lawsuit (and the case involves that activity). "Yuck," you may be thinking -- "what the heck are 'minimum contacts'?" You're not alone -- many judges and lawyers wonder the same thing. The "minimum contacts" requirement generally means that a defendant (person or business) who is a citizen of a different state must have enough connection to the state where a case has been filed for a judge to conclude that it's fair for the state to exercise power over the defendant. While it's risky to overgeneralize in these situations, a judge would probably conclude that "minimum contacts" exist in the following situations:
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