Legal Opinion
Baron & Co., Inc. v. Bank of New Jersey
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 1980No. Civ.A. 79-2314PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This is an action for breach of contract. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). The action is before me on the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) or in the alternative to transfer to the District of New Jersey pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons hereafter stated, I conclude that this court lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant, and the action should be transferred. United States v. Berkowitz, 328 F.2d 358, 361 (3d Cir.), cert. denied 379 U.S. 821, 85…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Time Share Vacation Club v. Atlantic Resorts, Ltd. And Coastal Marketing Associates, Inc. And Schuman, Martin L., JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Reliance Steel Products Company v. Watson, Ess, Marshall & EnggasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Lebel v. Everglades Marina, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Blakey v. Continental Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Craig v. General Finance Corp. of IllinoisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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