When courts consider the plight of a defendant forced to defend a lawsuit in another state they are looking for the constitutional requirements of <u>personal</u><u> </u><u>jurisdiction</u><u>.</u> Read below about personal jurisdiction.
<h3>What is personal jurisdiction in a court case?</h3>
Personal jurisdiction refers to the power that a court has to make a decision regarding the party being sued in a case. When a power is being exercised by a court over a party, the Constitution demands that the party has certain minimum contacts with the forum in which the court sits.
Therefore, the correct answer is personaljurisdiction.
