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The New Act 54: Repudiating Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants in Deeds

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Reading old deeds to trace the ownership history of a property can be a window into the past. Sometimes, you come across something pleasantly unexpected – like someone granting a public easement across their land so passing...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.: Supreme Court Recognizes Existence of Consent-Based Theory of General Personal...

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The US Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co holding that a Pennsylvania statute requiring corporations to "consent" to suit in Pennsylvania courts in order to register to do...more

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Now What: Recent Supreme Court Decision Opens the Door for Expanded Corporate Personal Jurisdiction

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Here at Foley, we routinely represent companies, whether manufacturers, distributors, service providers, or others that are, by necessity, registered to do business in most or all of the fifty states. For years, the U.S....more

Adams and Reese LLP

Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Likely to Spawn New Attempts at Litigation Tourism

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Tag, You’re It! SCOTUS Ruling Against Norfolk Southern Extends Reach of Personal Jurisdiction Upon Corporate Defendants - A plurality of the United States Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that will likely permit...more

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Losing Your International Shoe: Corporations May Waive Contacts-Based Personal Jurisdiction in Consent-by-Registration States

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Late last month the Supreme Court of the United States opened the door to a potential sea change in personal jurisdiction over corporate entities. In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, the Court held that any...more

Burr & Forman

Can You Be Sued In Any State? The Supreme Court’s Decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Suggests So

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A recent (and surprising) ruling of the United States Supreme Court may allow businesses to be sued in states in which they have little connection. The United States Supreme Court, split 5-4 (Gorsuch, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor...more

King & Spalding

Mallory Opinion: Constitutionality Of Jurisdiction By Registration May Be A Mirage

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The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.. concerned the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania statute providing that registering to do business in the state constitutes a sufficient basis...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides Major Personal Jurisdiction Case: Impact in Florida Remains to Be Seen

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A recent United States Supreme Court decision on the scope of personal jurisdiction, i.e., a court’s authority to exercise jurisdiction over a particular party, could potentially have lasting impacts on the way states decide...more

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It Just Got Real for Out-of-State Defendants! US Supreme Court Upholds 106-Year-Old “Consent by Registration” in Sending Mallory...

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On Tuesday, June 27, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the highly anticipated opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (U.S. 2022) considering whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...more

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