Opinion ID: 1887619
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Heading: Minnesota's Five-Factor Jurisdiction Test

Text: Minnesota consistently employs a five-factor test to determine whether the state has personal jurisdiction over a nonresident party. [7] Estate of Birnbaum, 543 N.W.2d at 657; see also Marshall, 610 N.W.2d at 674; Granite Gate Resorts, Inc., 568 N.W.2d at 718. This inquiry centers on: (1) the quantity of the defendant's contacts; (2) the nature and quality of the defendant's contacts; (3) the connection between the cause of action and the defendant's contacts; (4) the state's interest in providing a forum; and (5) the convenience of the parties. Granite Gate Resorts, Inc., 568 N.W.2d at 718. Minnesota case law demonstrates that these quantitative and qualitative factors and their relationship to the cause of action largely control the analysis. Any doubt regarding the sufficiency of contacts to support the exercise of personal jurisdiction should be resolved in favor of finding jurisdiction. Marshall, 610 N.W.2d at 674; see also Dent-Air, Inc. v. Beech Mountain Air Service, Inc., 332 N.W.2d 904, 907 (Minn. 1983). We will address each factor in turn; that is, quantity, quality, connection with the claim, as well as the forum state's interest and the parties' convenience.