General Personal Jurisdiction

General personal jurisdiction refers to a court's authority to hear any case involving a person or entity, regardless of where the incident occurred. It applies when the individual or company has continuous and systematic contacts with a state, such as maintaining a business, owning property, or residing there. This means they are essentially "at home" in that state, allowing the court to handle both related and unrelated legal matters. The key is that their ties to the jurisdiction are strong enough to justify the court's broad authority over their legal affairs within that state.