Pederson v. Frost, No. 18-3195 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against several out-of-state defendants in Minnesota state court, alleging that defendants participated in a fraudulent scheme. After defendants removed to federal district court, the case was dismissed based on lack of personal jurisdiction. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal, holding that plaintiff was the only connection between Minnesota and the underlying dispute. In this case, requiring defendants to litigate this action in Minnesota would offend due process because defendants' contacts were insufficient to confer specific jurisdiction.
Court Description: [Stras, Author, with Loken and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil Procedure. The defendants removed this fraud suit from state court to federal court and then moved for lack of personal jurisdiction; the district court did not err in dismissing the case as the defendants did not have the sufficient minimum contact with Minnesota.
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