Los Angeles Daily Journal
Shift in jurisdiction analysis was overdue
February 18, 2015
For three decades, when addressing specific jurisdiction in California, courts have been shackled to the “effects” test formulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Calder v. Jones (1984), and they have struggled with its application.
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