Thomas W. Wilson v. David W. Belin and G. Robert Blakey

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• holding that communication into the forum state was not purposefully directed into the state
• holding that when a court rules upon a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction without holding an evidentiary hearing, “the plaintiff may bear his burden by presenting a pri-ma facie case that personal jurisdiction is proper.”
• clarifying when a nonresident defendant is subject to the specific jurisdiction of a court
• finding no general personal jurisdiction 11 over the defendant, despite the fact that defendant engaged in at least one professional legal project a year in Texas over the previous three years
• providing the second requirement for proper personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant
• the plaintiff may meet its burden of establishing personal jurisdiction over the nonresident defendant by presenting a prima facie case for personal jurisdiction

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