480 U.S. 102, 107 S. Ct. 1026, 94 L. Ed. 3d 92 (1987)

• A Taiwanese tire manufacturer (Cheng Shin) used a valve made by a Japanese company (Asahi). One of their tires blew out on a car in California and injured someone.
• The injured party sued Cheng Shin, and in response Cheng Shin filed a third-party complaint in California against Asahi.
• Asahi argued that California didn't have jurisdiction, and made a motion to dismiss the complaint.
• Asahi wasn't located in California, and didn't sell valves there.
• The California Trial Court denied the motion, Asahi appealed.
• California Supreme Court affirmed and continued to deny the motion. Asahi appealed.
• US Supreme Court reversed and found that California does not have jurisdiction over Asahi.
• There was no majority decision in this case, and different Justices had different reasons for finding that the California Court had jurisdiction.
• The US Supreme Court found that there was a 5 factor test for to determine if a State could get jurisdiction over a foreign defendant:
• The burden on the defendant,
• The interests of the forum State,
• The interest of the plaintiff,
• Interstate efficiency, and
• Interstate policy interests.