Document Type
Case Summary
Publication Date
2-5-2015
Case Synopsis
The Court determined that (1) “a general jurisdiction inquiry calls for an appraisal of a defendant’s activities in their entirety, nationwide and worldwide”; and (2) “an out-of-state law firm that is solicited by a Nevada client to represent the client on an out-of-state matter does not subject itself to [specific] personal jurisdiction in Nevada simply by virtue of agreeing to represent the client.” Additionally, the Court reaffirmed that “[p]urposeful availment requires that the cause of action arise from the consequences in the forum state of the defendant’s activities.”
Recommended Citation
Lancaster, Chelsea, "Summary of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 131 Nev. Adv. Op. 5" (2015). Nevada Supreme Court Summaries. 847.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nvscs/847