Just posted: Part II of the review of Civil Procedure topics for the Spring 2015 Multistate Bar Examination, available here. This video provides a review of some of the Civil Procedure topics that may be on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) in February 2015. Topics covered: Preliminary injunctions & TROs Pleading (plausibility, answers, amended pleadings, relation-back) Rule […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hess v. Pawloski, courtesy of our own Luis Victoria (thanks, Luis!):
