Gestalt Factors

Gestalt Factors

Definition

The five factors—defendant’s burden, forum state’s interest, plaintiff’s interest, judicial system’s interest in effective resolution, and relevant policy interests—weighed by a court in determining whether the exercise of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident is reasonable under the Constitution.

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