Planning Group of Scottsdale, L.L.C. v. Lake Mathews Mineral Properties, Ltd.

OPINION

HURWITZ, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 We confront a topic that has vexed generations of law students and judges alike: determining whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a state court to exercise personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendants.

I

A

¶ 2 The Planning Group of Scottsdale, L.L.C., and Altair, L.L.C. (collectively “TPG”), are Arizona limited liability companies under common ownership. 1 In 2005, Lee Subke, an Arizona resident, met in Arizona with Jeff Clark, a TPG employee, to discuss purchasing life insurance from TPG. Subke learned that TPG also made…