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Come On Get Happy: Calder V. Jones Is On Its Way Out

Law360, New York (March 31, 2015, 10:27 AM EDT) -- According to one California appellate court, when considering where to file a lawsuit, California residents, including companies located in the state, must worry less about the "effects" of some wrong committed against them, and more about the contacts the potential defendant has with the state. The law is supposed to be fair — or at least that is the ideal. One important aspect of fairness is the notion that you shouldn't expect to be forced to defend yourself in the courts of some far-off locale that has little or no connection to the subject matter of the lawsuit. Instead, fairness dictates that you have at least minimum contacts with the place where you are being sued....

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