Ameritas Investment Corp. v. McKinney

Diana McKinney, a resident of Virginia, was sued in the district court for Lancaster County by a Nebraska financial services corporation for damages arising out of McKinney’s agency relationship with the corporation. The action was dismissed after McKinney challenged the court’s personal jurisdiction over her. The question presented in this appeal is whether the choice of forum clauses contained in McKinney’s agency contracts provide a prima facie showing that a Nebraska court may exercise personal jurisdiction over McKinney. Because we conclude they do, we reverse the judgment of the…