A long-arm statute is a law that gives a state court jurisdiction over an out-of-state individual or company whose conduct caused damages within the jurisdiction or to a resident of the jurisdiction. A long-arm statute allows the court to "reach out" beyond its borders and predicate jurisdiction over non-residents upon a variety of contacts with the forum, including the transaction of business in the state, the commission of certain acts within the state. It is a method that allows courts to obtain in personam jurisdiction over a particular defendant. For example, in Feathers v McLucas, the plaintiffs were injured by the explosion of a truck driven on a public highway in New York. The court interpreted the statute to cover tortious acts outside New York causing injury within, as long as de
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| - A long-arm statute is a law that gives a state court jurisdiction over an out-of-state individual or company whose conduct caused damages within the jurisdiction or to a resident of the jurisdiction. A long-arm statute allows the court to "reach out" beyond its borders and predicate jurisdiction over non-residents upon a variety of contacts with the forum, including the transaction of business in the state, the commission of certain acts within the state. It is a method that allows courts to obtain in personam jurisdiction over a particular defendant. For example, in Feathers v McLucas, the plaintiffs were injured by the explosion of a truck driven on a public highway in New York. The court interpreted the statute to cover tortious acts outside New York causing injury within, as long as de
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| - A long-arm statute is a law that gives a state court jurisdiction over an out-of-state individual or company whose conduct caused damages within the jurisdiction or to a resident of the jurisdiction. A long-arm statute allows the court to "reach out" beyond its borders and predicate jurisdiction over non-residents upon a variety of contacts with the forum, including the transaction of business in the state, the commission of certain acts within the state. It is a method that allows courts to obtain in personam jurisdiction over a particular defendant. For example, in Feathers v McLucas, the plaintiffs were injured by the explosion of a truck driven on a public highway in New York. The court interpreted the statute to cover tortious acts outside New York causing injury within, as long as defendant expects or should reasonably expect the act to have consequences in the state.
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