Jones v. Williams

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION

BERNARD ZIMMERMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.

This case presents a question of first impression in an area of law that remains somewhat unsettled: does a defendant’s continuous provision of medical care across state borders over the telephone subject the defendant to jurisdiction in the patient’s home state? See generally Dave R. Bonelli, Annotation, In Personam Jurisdiction, Under Long-Arm Statute, Over Nonresident Physician, Dentist, or Hospital in Medical Malpractice Action, 25 A.L.R.4th 706 (1983).

Plaintiff…