Richard A. Daynard v. Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, P.A. Ronald L. Motley, Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman & Dent P.A. Richard F. Scruggs

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• explaining that “[f]or purposes of personal jurisdiction, the actions of an agent may be attributed to the principal”
• noting that parties need not be in a formal agency relationship for the contacts in the forum to be attributable to the out of forum party
• noting that to establish specific personal jurisdiction, a plaintiff must adequately demonstrate purposeful availment
• noting that to establish specific personal jurisdiction, a plaintiff must adequately demonstrate purposeful availment
• finding relatedness for breach-of-contract claim where contractual “relationship contemplated ongoing interaction between [plaintiff], in Massachusetts” and defendants out of state
• allowing contacts to be imputed because the plaintiff understood the two defendants to be involved in a joint venture, and because the defendants consistently held themselves out as joint venturers

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