Trustees of the Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund v. Plumbing Services, Inc.

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• holding that absent a federal statute requiring nationwide service of process, the “‘minimum contacts’ standard . . . [applies] when assessing whether personal jurisdiction is consistent with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”
• holding that absent a federal statute requiring nationwide service of process, the “‘minimum contacts’ standard . . . [applies] when assessing whether personal jurisdiction is consistent with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”
• stating that Defendants must “make a compelling showing on the remaining factors” to demonstrate an abuse of discretion by the district court in denying transfer
• stating that Defendants must “make a compelling showing on the remaining factors” to demonstrate an abuse of discretion by the district court in denying transfer
• explaining that an ERISA plaintiff’s choice of forum deserves greater than usual weight in a transfer of venue analysis because Congress intended such plaintiffs to have substantial flexibility regarding where they sued
• noting the plaintiff’s choice of forum and convenience to the parties are factors to be considered in a § 1404(a) analysis

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).