That case and cases that followed announced the principle based on the reality of interstate commerce that companies or individuals that were based in state A but did regular significant business in state B could be sued in State B but served with process in his/its home state A and state B would have jurisdiction over the defendant and the case. Without such significant contacts, an injured plaintiff would have to sue the defendant in a court in state A. The issue in your case is not so simple. It is.....what are the contacts between the acts of the LA defendant and TX? Are they sufficient to subject the LA defendant to the jurisdiction of the TX courts. If so, then venue is easy. It would be where you live. If not, you would have to sue in LA. This issue must be resolved before the subpoena problem.
Rich Licata
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