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Duarte v. Nolan

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 17, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1396PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge

Saying that it does business in “Washington, D.C.” might be useful shorthand for a California company with an office in Northern Virginia. It is not enough, however, to establish personal jurisdiction in a case arising from an alleged tort committed by one of the company’s employees in Virginia. Plaintiff Pamela Duarte, a District of Columbia resident, alleges that she was injured when a truck rear-ended the car she was driving in Richmond, Virginia. She has filed this negligence action against the driver of the truck, a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Daimler AG v. BaumanSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  5. Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Cockrum v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  2. Chandler v. StoverDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
  3. Arias v. Universal Music GroupDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022
  4. Cockrum v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2018
  5. Duarte v. NolanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016

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