Dennis Boyer and Richard Smith v. Ernest Smith, Suzanne Cassidy, Esq., and In-Plas, Inc.

RUSH, Chief Justice.

Indiana courts may exercise personal jm risdiction over non-residents to the fullest extent of “minimum contacts” precedent under the Fourteenth Amendment. Still, we scrutinize those contacts closely so out-of-state defendants will not be unfairly called into our state to defend themselves. Here, a. Kentucky attorney’s contacts and connections with Indiana were far too minimal to permit personal jurisdiction. We therefore affirm the trial court. '

Facts and Procedural History

Kentucky attorney Suzanne Cassidy (Attorney Cassidy) represented Ernest, Smith (Ernest) in Kentucky…