Civil Procedure,
Government
Jul. 7, 2023
The California Legislature needs to expand the personal jurisdiction consent statute
Companies with unclean hands tend to remove cases from California's state courts when a Californian seeks to recover damages for the mayhem the company has caused. Foreign companies want California revenue; they do not want California courts.
Steven R. Young
Law Offices of Steven R. Young
600 Anton Blvd
Costa Mesa , CA 92626
Email: bestlawyer@aol.com
On June 27 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mallory vs. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 600 U.S. ----, --- S.Ct. ----, 2023 WL 4187749, which gives the California legislature guidance to correct a long-standing abuse of California citizens.
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, writing for the majority, held that an employee's lawsuit premised on Pennsylvania's "consent statute" that requires out-of-state corporati...
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