Monthly Archives: October 2014

On YouTube: PJ Big Picture Day & problems

Thanks again to everybody for attending our long session yesterday for PJ Big Picture Day. The snacks have been consumed, the room temperature has gone up, down, and up again, and the videos are now online. See below for links. YouTube Video: PJ Big Picture Day YouTube Video: PJ Problem Set: Questions and Explanations Additionally, supporting materials from yesterday […]

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The narrow scope of “fallback” general jurisdiction after Daimler

How narrow is the scope of general “all purpose” jurisdiction today?  Pretty darn narrow.  In Goodyear, the Court noted that general personal jurisdiction would exist where the contacts were so continuous & systematic that the defendant was “essentially at home.” This would be satisfied against a corporation in its principal place of business (PPOB) and where it is […]

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Review sessions and remaining assignments

Remaining assignments online Tentative assignments have been posted for the remainder of the semester. Review sessions scheduled In addition, three review sessions have been scheduled: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22: “PJ BIG PICTURE” DAY Class starts at 1PM. This will be an extended session. I have the room reserved until 5PM in case we need that long. We […]

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