Civil Procedure
Jul. 19, 2023
State courts have jurisdiction over foreign corporations doing business in their state
We live in an interconnected world. To ensure accountability and protect the rights of individuals, state courts must exercise their jurisdiction over those that reap the benefits of that state’s economy and consumers.
SCOTUS has poured cold water on corporate defendants’ overheated jurisdictional objections.
In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co., No. 21-1168, (June 27, 2023), the United States Supreme Court found there was no violation of due process in a state statute requiring corporations doing business in its state to answer suits in that state, even if the cause of action did not arise in that state. That is a mouthful...
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