Analyze each hypothetical scenarios, and recommend whether the Defendant has sufficient minimum contacts with the state to allow the state to exercise personal jurisdiction over the Defendant, and why.

• Fully explain and justify your conclusions.

Scenario 1:The Defendant lives in California. While on vacation in Wyoming, The Defendant was involved in an automobile accident with the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff resides in Utah. The Defendant has never been to Utah, nor does the Defendant do any business in Utah. The Defendant had been to Wyoming only one other time, approximately five years ago.

A.Can a court in Wyoming exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant? Why or why not?

B.Can a court in Utah exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant?Why or why not?

C.Can a court in California exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant ?Why or why not?

Scenario 2:The Plaintiff runs a mail-order greeting card business in Iowa. The Plaintiff sent a catalog to the Defendant in the mail. The Defendant, a resident of New Jersey, after receiving the catalog placed an order with the Plaintiff over the telephone. This was the first time that the Defendant ever placed an order with the Plaintiff, although the Plaintiff previously had sent the Defendant catalogs. The Plaintiff shipped the cards to the Defendant, but the Defendant has refused to pay.

A.Can a court in Iowa exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant?Why or why not?

B.Can a court in New Jersey exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant?Why or why not?

Scenario 3:The Defendant was on a business trip from Seattle, Washington to Orlando, Florida. While en route, the airplane on which the Defendant was traveling made a scheduled stop in Dallas, Texas.The Defendant, wanting to buy a newspaper at the Dallas airport before the flight resumed, stepped off the plane. He was immediately served with a summons and complaint requesting that he appearand defend an action in Dallas, Texas. The complaint was for breach of contract, based on a contract that was entered into in Washington. The Plaintiff was residing in Washington at the time the contract was formed but has since moved to Dallas, Texas.

A.Does the court in Texas have proper jurisdiction over the Defendant?Why or why not?

Scenario 4:The Defendant is a corporation that sells hair dryers. The Defendant's principal place of business is Massachusetts and it is incorporated in Delaware. The Defendant ships its hair dryers to ten regional distributors who thereafter ship the hair dryers to retail outlets within each distributor's region. The Plaintiff purchased a hair dryer at a retail outlet in Omaha, Nebraska. The hair dryer had been shipped from the regional distributor in Memphis, Tennessee. The Plaintiff was injured by the hair dryer when the hair dryer malfunctioned.

A.Can a court in Nebraska exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant?Why or why not?

B.Can a court in Tennessee exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant? ?Why or why not?

C. Can a court in Massachusetts exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant? ?Why or why not?

D. Can a court in Delaware exercise jurisdiction over the Defendant? ?Why or why not?