Stanley Consultants, Inc. v. Superior Court

I dissent.

California has chosen to permit its courts to exercise the broadest possible jurisdiction. (Code Civ. Proc., § 410.10; Michigan Nat. Bank v. Superior Court (1972) 23 Cal.App.3d 1, 6 [99 Cal.Rptr. 823].) Phelps’ choice of a California forum should be respected if consistent with the Constitution of California and that of the United States.

In determining whether Stanley’s California activities are sufficient to provide jurisdiction over Stanley in California, we must consider the quality and nature of those activities in relation to this particular cause of action. I conclude that it…