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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Arthur finds the lower court properly dismissed a matter due to general jurisdiction, but improperly dismissed it on grounds that it lacked personal jurisdiction. A former student-athlete, also a Maryland resident, filed suit against the NCAA seeking to recover damages for a degenerative neurological condition he alleges is linked to the years he played football at Rutgers University. The former student-athlete argues the NCAA is subject to both general and personal jurisdiction in Maryland despite the NCAA being headquartered in Indiana, but the lower court determined it did not have jurisdiction over the matter due to the NCAA’s headquarters being located in Indiana. While the instant court agrees the NCAA is not subject to general jurisdiction, the former student-athlete did satisfactorily demonstrate that it is subject to specific personal jurisdiction based on the NCAA’s rulemaking activities in Maryland, and that due process will not be violated by answering the former student-athletes claims. Reversed in part.