Walden v. Fiore
United States Supreme Court
571 U.S. 277 (2014)
Relevant factsFree
Fiore and Gipson (plaintiffs), Nevada and California residents, were carrying cash won at a casino when Walden (defendant), a DEA task-force officer, seized it after questioning them at the Atlanta airport, despite their explanation; the money was later returned. The plaintiffs sued Walden in Nevada, arguing his knowledge that his Atlanta-based seizure would affect them back in Nevada was sufficient to support Nevada's personal jurisdiction over him.
IssueFree
Whether due process allows a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident civil defendant whose sole contact with the forum state is knowledge that tortious conduct committed outside the forum state affects the plaintiff there.
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