Isi International, Inc. v. Borden Ladner Gervais Llp, Successor to Scott & Aylen

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ruling on Rule 4(k)(2) even though it was not argued at the district court or appellate level
• ruling on Rule 4(k)(2) even though it was not argued at the district court or appellate level
• emphasizing that “federal courts are supposed to do what they can to avoid making constitutional decisions, and strive doubly to avoid making unnecessary constitutional decisions”
• applying a more pragmatic approach, whereby the defendant must name a suitable forum state or concede that jurisdiction is not available in any state
• excusing forfeiture and remarking that “[f]ederal courts are entitled to apply the right body of law, whether the parties name it or not”
• excusing forfeiture and reasoning that “[f]ederal courts are entitled to apply the right body of law, whether the parties name it or not”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).