George Fernandez v. Arulas, Inc. Formerly Known as Houston Ship Repair, Inc.

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• holding that exchange of many text messages with resident of forum state is not sufficient to establish minimum contacts
• noting that the factors above operate on a “sliding scale” depending on the plaintiff's showing with respect to minimum contacts
• noting that the Supreme Court rejects “mechanical tests” and instead looks to the overall interaction between the parties
• noting that the Supreme Court rejects “mechanical tests” and instead looks to the overall interaction between the parties
• finding that an allegation that the parties “were engaged in a business relationship since approximately 2008” too conclusory to support a finding of ongoing business relationships and that the exchange of text messages “many times” did not show purposeful availment
• requiring the plaintiff to make a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction for each claim alleged

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).