Opinion ID: 411165
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Alleged Tort.

Text: 44 Burstein also alleges that the Bar negligently graded her examination in breach of a duty of care it owed to her, and that the resulting injury to her in Louisiana will permit this court to find personal jurisdiction over the defendant. While this theory has some surface plausibility, 14 it founders on the fact that there is absolutely no evidence that Burstein suffered any harm in Louisiana. 45 Assuming that there was a duty owed her and that the Bar breached it, the sole resulting harm is that Burstein cannot practice law in California. She has not alleged any injury to her professional reputation in Louisiana, nor any decrease in her law practice as a result of the Bar's actions. She has not indicated that being licensed to practice law in California would have increased her practice in Louisiana. Thus, there is absolutely nothing on which to predicate any finding of injury in Louisiana to support jurisdiction under this theory. 46