Joinder of necessary and indispensable parties can be a confusing issue, and requires some explanation. It arises when there is someone who was not joined as a party to the lawsuit when the...
Civil Procedure
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Subject matter jurisdiction refers to the court’s authority to hear the case. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. For a federal court to hear a case, there must be a showing that the...
Personal Jurisdiction
They key to understanding personal jurisdiction is that it is a multi-step analysis, as follows: First, there must be a basis for jurisdiction. The basis can be established by consent (the defendant...