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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 704 (2026)

Persons subject to jurisdiction

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 544, §34 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 280, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §79 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1971–2024 · leading case: Dyer v. E. Trust & Banking Co., 336 F. Supp. 890 (D. Me. 1971).
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Dyer v. E. Trust & Banking Co., 336 F. Supp. 890 (D. Me. 1971). · cites it 3× “4(d) (7) and the Maine long-arm statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704. Under Rule 4(d) (7) service may be made “.”
LP Solutions LLC v. Duchossois, 907 F.3d 95 (1st Cir. 2018). “" Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 704 -A(1) (2016).”
Tyson v. Whitaker & Son, Inc., 407 A.2d 1 (Me. 1979). “, holding that there were insufficient “minimum contacts” between Maine and defendant to support this state's assertion of jurisdiction over the New York dealership.”
Suttie v. Sloan Sales, Inc., 1998 ME 121 (Me. 1998). “On appeal he contends that the court erred by failing to find that an exercise of jurisdiction over Sloan Sales would be consistent with Maine’s long-arm statute, 14 M.R.SA. § 704—A (1980 & Supp.1997), and the Due Process Clause of the federal constitution.”
Sohn v. Bernstein, 279 A.2d 529 (Me. 1971). “This presupposes in turn that the Connecticut manufacturer of the coffee percolator was subject to judicial process under Maine’s so-called “long arm” statute (14 M.R.S.A. § 704). This statute provides in pertinent part as follows: “§ 704.”
Af Briggs Co. v. Starrett Corp., 329 A.2d 177 (Me. 1974). · cites it 3× “The Maine long arm statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704, reads in pertinent part as follows: 1.”
Dufour v. Smith & Hamer, Inc., 330 F. Supp. 405 (D. Me. 1971). “The Court’s jurisdiction over defendants is asserted under the Maine Long-arm Statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e).”
Georgia-Pac. Corp. v. WHDH Corp., 374 F. Supp. 1076 (D. Me. 1974). “4(e) pursuant to the Maine Long Arm Statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704. The relevant portion of that statute provides : Persons subject to jurisdiction 1.”
DeVlieg v. DeVlieg, 492 A.2d 605 (Me. 1985). “14 M.R.S.A. § 704 (1975), repealed by P.L.”
Williams v. Dragone Classic Motor Cars (D. Me. 2021). “2019); 14 M.R.S.A. § 704- A(1). “[T]he Due Process Clause requires that the defendant must have sufficient minimum contacts with the state, such that maintenance of the suit does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.”
Marchese v. Trigram Educ. Partners LLC (D. Me. 2024). “The Maine Long Arm Statute, 14 M.R.S. § 704(A), expressly extends the jurisdictional reach of Maine’s courts of general jurisdiction to the limits of due process.”
Statewide Towing Inc v. Metro Tow Trucks Ltd (D. Me. 2024). “” 14 M.R.S. § 704- A(1). Accordingly, I “turn directly to the constitutional analysis.”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 704(1) — 2 cases
Dyer v. E. Trust & Banking Co., 336 F. Supp. 890 (D. Me. 1971). “4(d) (7) and the Maine long-arm statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704. Under Rule 4(d) (7) service may be made “.”
Af Briggs Co. v. Starrett Corp., 329 A.2d 177 (Me. 1974). “The Maine long arm statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704, reads in pertinent part as follows: 1.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 704(1)(A) — 1 case
Af Briggs Co. v. Starrett Corp., 329 A.2d 177 (Me. 1974). “The Maine long arm statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704, reads in pertinent part as follows: 1.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 704(2) — 1 case
Dyer v. E. Trust & Banking Co., 336 F. Supp. 890 (D. Me. 1971). “4(d) (7) and the Maine long-arm statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 704. Under Rule 4(d) (7) service may be made “.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 704(2)(A) — 1 case
Eldar Invemtments, LLC v. Health Outcomes Worldwide Inc. (Me. Super. Ct 2019).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 704(A) — 1 case
Marchese v. Trigram Educ. Partners LLC (D. Me. 2024). “The Maine Long Arm Statute, 14 M.R.S. § 704(A), expressly extends the jurisdictional reach of Maine’s courts of general jurisdiction to the limits of due process.”
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