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A legal standard determining whether a defendant has enough connection with the forum state to justify the state's exercise of jurisdiction over the defendant.

Jurisdiction over a defendant in a state where the cause of action arose from the defendant's activities within that state or where the defendant directed activities at the state.

A doctrine that allows a court to dismiss a case when another court or forum is substantially more appropriate for the parties to resolve their dispute.

A state law that permits a state's courts to reach beyond the state's boundaries for jurisdiction over nonresident defendants based on certain conduct.

A court's inherent authority to hear any case brought before it, regardless of where the parties are from or where a cause of action occurred, typically because the defendant has substantial or systematic and continuous contacts with the forum.