Caesars Riverboat Casino, LLC and Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., Appellants v. Carla Beach, Appellee

Summary

The Court held that Kentucky's long-arm statute must be applied independently before determining whether jurisdiction satisfies federal due process. Although the defendants conducted substantial business in Kentucky, the plaintiff's Indiana slip-and-fall claim did not arise from those Kentucky activities because there was no reasonable and direct nexus between the marketing conduct and the alleged negligence. The Court therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the circuit court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction.