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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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'Minimum Contacts' Issues At Stake In High Court FSIA Case

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On Oct. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. to decide whether either the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act or the U.S. Constitution requires plaintiffs to establish personal...more

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Conn. Court Split May Lead To Vertical Forum Shopping: A Law360 Article

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In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court clarified last year that states can require foreign entities to consent to personal jurisdiction as a condition for doing business within their borders. ...more

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Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

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The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

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A Year With Mallory: Revisiting The Concept of Consenting to General Personal Jurisdiction

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On June 27, 2023, Truck on highwaythe Supreme Court of the United States decided Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 600 U.S. 122 (2023). The divided Court upheld a Pennsylvania corporate registration statute which...more

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Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Activities that Give Rise to Specific Personal Jurisdiction

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In Impossible X LLC v. Impossible Foods Inc., Impossible Foods recently filed an opposition to Impossible X’s petition for certiorari, which asks the Supreme Court to decide (1) whether some disputes should require so-called...more

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Pace v. Cirrus Design Corp.: The Fifth Circuit Provides Insight Into Application of Recent SCOTUS Opinions

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The Fifth Circuit recently clarified the applicability of the pleading standard in assessing fraudulent joinder and applied two major Supreme Court personal jurisdiction decisions in new contexts. Glen Pace, a Mississippi...more

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National Mass Torts: 2023 Year in Review

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Sixth Circuit Rejects Overly Ambitious PFAS Class Action - Hardwick v. 3M Co. (In re E.I. du Pont de Nemours), No. 22-3765, 87 F.4th 315 (6th Cir. Nov. 27, 2023) - The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...more

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The Saiber Construction Law Column: December 2023

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Courts may only hear and decide cases when they have been granted authority over particular matters and when they have personal jurisdiction over the parties to the matter. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that courts may...more

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Montana Supreme Court Finds Minimum Contacts in Social Media Posts Targeting State Residents

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Posting on social media about businesses located in another state could give rise to personal jurisdiction in that state, according to a recent landmark opinion by a sharply divided Montana Supreme Court. In Groo v. Montana...more

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3 Personal Jurisdiction Questions Mallory Leaves Unanswered

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The due process framework that has cabined personal jurisdiction over nationwide and global businesses for the last eight decades — since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1945 ruling in International Shoe Co. v. Washington — looks...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides That Companies May Be Deemed to Have Consented to General Personal Jurisdiction in States Where They...

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In a case issued on June 27, 2023, a divided Supreme Court decided another important personal jurisdiction case – Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 2023 WL 4187749. The principal issue was whether a foreign corporation...more

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Far From Home: Supreme Court Expands General Jurisdiction for Out-of-State Defendants in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

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When served with a summons and complaint for an out-of-state lawsuit, one of the first things a defendant is likely to ask is—can this court compel me to appear? Given that most transportation and logistics-related disputes...more

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Did We Consent to Be Sued Here? An Update on Newest U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Personal Jurisdiction in Mallory v. Norfolk...

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It is common knowledge that every state has some requirement that companies doing business in the state register to do so. However, under the most recent U.S. Supreme Court decision addressing personal jurisdiction, the mere...more

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Should I Register My Entity to Do Business in a State? Supreme Court Case Reminds Us of the Scope of Considerations

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Clients frequently ask whether a business entity needs to register to do business in a particular state with which the entity has begun to have some degree of ongoing contact. In responding we typically consider the state's...more

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Supreme Court Expands General Jurisdiction in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Marking Departure from “At Home”...

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The test for personal jurisdiction, which asks whether a defendant can be compelled to litigate in a particular state, has been extensively developed over the past several decades, and notably refined in the last fifteen...more

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The Supreme Court Declares Registered Out-of-State Businesses “At Home” in Pennsylvania

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If a Wisconsin citizen is injured in Wisconsin on the property of a Wisconsin company, where can the citizen sue the company? One option is where the accident occurred—Wisconsin. Another option is where the company is...more

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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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Shoe on the Other Foot? Fractured Supreme Court Blesses “Registration Jurisdiction” Statutes (Part Two)

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At the conclusion of its recent Term, the US Supreme Court finally released its long-anticipated opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railroad, No. 21-1168. In our Part One alert from September 2022, we reported on the...more

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Supreme Court Drives Train Through Jurisdiction Loophole 

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Be cautious when deciding whether to do business in a state in way that requires you to register in that state; you may be consenting to general personal jurisdiction in that new state by doing so. On June 27, 2023, the...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2023

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After Lengthy Confirmation Fight, Brace For Intrusive EEOC Action. On July 13, the Senate finally confirmed attorney Kaplana Kotagal — whom we have had numerous occasion to discuss in this space — to join the Equal Employment...more

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When International Shoe Doesn't Fit: Personal Jurisdiction After Mallory v. Norfolk Southern

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Every first-year law student learns two ways that a court can have jurisdiction over a corporate defendant. If the defendant has "minimum contacts" with a state, and the plaintiff's injuries arise out of those contacts, then...more

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Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway—A Crossroads of Consent and Corporate Jurisdiction

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​On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that states can require corporations registered in their state to consent to be sued in the state as a condition of doing business there—even if the facts of a lawsuit...more

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Public Company Watch: July 2023

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In the July edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including important reminders for companies’ upcoming Form 10-Q filings; the themes revealed by the 12 proxy contests that have...more

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Supreme Court Holds Corporation Waived Due Process Rights and Consented to General Personal Jurisdiction by Registering to do...

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On June 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court held in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co., No. 21-1168, 2023 WL 4187749, that Norfolk Southern submitted to the state of Pennsylvania’s general jurisdiction (that is, being...more

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Corporate Consent Jurisdiction and the Supreme Court's Landmark Mallory Decision

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The Supreme Court has significantly expanded the possible grounds for personal jurisdiction against corporations, upholding Pennsylvania’s statute requiring foreign businesses registered in the Commonwealth to consent to...more

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