Supreme Court of Georgia October 3, 2005, S04G1413 (Innovative Clinical & Consulting Services, LLC v. First National Bank of Ames)

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari from the holding in

First Nat. Bank of Ames, Iowa v. Innovative Clinical & Consulting Svcs., LLC,

266 Ga.

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App. 842 (598 SE2d 530) (2004) to address perceived inconsistencies in our precedents defining the scope of personal jurisdiction that Georgia courts may exercise over nonresidents pursuant to OCGA § 9-10-91, the Georgia long-arm statute.