Burnham v. Superior Court of California
Citation
495 U.S. 604 (1990)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
Personal jurisdiction based on physical presence of the defendant within the forum state at the time of service (tag jurisdiction) is consistent with due process, even for claims unrelated to the defendant’s activities in the state.
Significance
Upheld transient/tag jurisdiction; Scalia plurality relied on historical tradition; Brennan concurrence analyzed under modern reasonableness. No majority opinion on rationale.