Alan W. Wolf and Gail S. Wolf v. Richmond County Hospital Authority

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• explaining that when a defendant’s sworn affidavit contests the allegations in the complaint, the plaintiff can no longer rest on those allegations and must instead present an affidavit or other evidence showing personal jurisdiction is proper
• finding a Georgia hospital lacked sufficient contacts with the State of South Carolina to be subject to the jurisdiction of its courts
• setting forth the two-part test for determining personal jurisdiction in a diversity suit
• “the residence of a recipient of personal [physician or hospital] services rendered [outside the forum] is irrelevant”
• “[T]he allegations of the complaint, except insofar as controverted by the defendant’s affidavit, must be taken as true.”
• “In ruling on a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, the allegations of the complaint, except insofar as controverted by the defendant’s affidavit, must be taken as true.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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