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Wal-Mart And Smith Family Farm Case Study

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MEMO QUESTION PRESENTED A. Given the long-arm statute, does the Tennessee state or federal court have proper personal jurisdiction over Wal-Mart and Smith Family Farms? B. In which other states or districts could the court have proper jurisdiction over Wal-Mart and Smith Family Farms? CONCLUSION DISCUSSION A court may not exercise power over a defendant if doing so would deprive them of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Due process requires notice and that the defendant is constitutionally and statutorily amenable to trial. In order to be statutorily amendable, one must examine the state’s long-arm statutes, which authorize courts to exercise jurisdiction over defendants based on specific types of contacts with the forum

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