MOTUS, LLC v. CARDATA CONSULTANTS, INC.

No. 21-1226.

23 F.4th 115 (2022)

MOTUS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CARDATA CONSULTANTS, INC., a Canada Corporation, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey K. Riffer , with whom Julie Z. Kimball , Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP, Geoffrey M. Raux , Andrew C. Yost , and Foley & Lardner LLP were on brief, for appellant.

Leah R. Bruno , with whom Philip A. O'Connell, Jr. , Tony K. Lu , and Dentons US LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch and Selya, Circuit Judges, and McConnell, District Judge.


Once challenged, in personam jurisdiction cannot be assumed into existence but, rather, must be demonstrated by the party who asserts it. This appeal illustrates the frailty of a litigation strategy that disregards this baseline rule.

In the underlying suit, plaintiff-appellant Motus, LLC (Motus) contends that defendant...

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