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Personal Jurisdiction

Personal Jurisdiction in Trademark Case

August 16, 2021August 15, 2021 msmithNDTX, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG

Judge Godbey concluded that the defendants’ contacts were sufficient.

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Motion to Dismiss (UTA/SMJ/PJ/1404)

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, Motions to Dismiss, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Venue

Headline only a lawyer could love. Facts only a clock nut could care about. (Well, maybe a few lawyers too).

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Lack of Personal Jurisdiction & Venue That’s Improper

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge Roy S. Payne (USMJ), Marshall, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Venue

Motion to dismiss claiming both.

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EDTX Conspiracies as Support for Jurisdiction in WDTX

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG, WDTX, WDTX Cases

Personal jurisdiction jurisprudence is admittedly getting weirder these day.  But it’s not this weird.

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Motions To Dismiss Ballpark Parent App Case

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge Sean D. Jordan, Motions to Dismiss, Personal Jurisdiction, Sherman, TEXIPLAWBLOG

How to literally make a federal case out of a dispute at the ballpark. With a pinch hit from caselaw on RICO claims and personal jurisdiction.

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Personal Jurisdiction And Venue

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge Roy S. Payne (USMJ), Marshall, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Venue

Defendants asked the court to dismiss this case for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue.

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Fashion-Forward Formal And Evening Wear

December 16, 2020February 5, 2021 msmithMotions to Dismiss, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG, WDTX, WDTX - Austin

Yes, you can have personal jurisdiction disputes over this as well.

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Personal Jurisdiction Defense Successful

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, Motions to Dismiss, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG

Following jurisdictional discovery, the court determined that the facts to support personal jurisdiction just weren’t there.

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Jurisdictional Discovery Permitted

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, Personal Jurisdiction, Sherman

The plaintiff was allowed discovery into the subject of personal jurisdiction, and the court explained why.

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Specific Personal Jurisdiction in IP Cases

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge Roy S. Payne (USMJ), Marshall, Personal Jurisdiction, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Venue

This case sets out the standards for specific personal jurisdiction and venue in a non-patent IP case.

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Michael C. Smith Biography EDTexweblog.com is published by Michael C. Smith, the partner in charge of the Marshall office of Scheef & Stone, LLP, where he specializes in complex commercial and patent litigation in federal court. Michael has appeared in over 900 civil cases in the Eastern District of Texas, is a past chair of the district's local rules committee and bar association, and frequently assists clients with preparing and trying cases in the district's courts. He has edited O'Connor's Federal Rules * Civil Trials for the past 20+ years, and writes and speaks frequently on civil procedure, litigation in federal courts, and law office management.
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