The Court’s decision has prompted the US Army Corps of Engineers to freeze jurisdictional determinations for permitted activities pending additional guidance.
On May 25, 2023, by a narrow 5-4 majority, the US Supreme...more
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Nation’s highest court rejects narrow causation test for specific jurisdiction and affirms requirement that forum contacts “relate to” the claim.
In the 2017 case Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court, the United...more
Nation’s highest court reverses California Supreme Court decision that extended the jurisdictional reach of state courts.
In the 2016 case Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (Anderson), the California Supreme Court...more
Nation’s highest court agrees to hear appeal of a California Supreme Court case with far-reaching implications for personal jurisdiction.
In the recently published opinion in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Bell v. Cheswick could pave the way for more state common law air pollution tort suits and greater exposure for emitters.
A new wave of state common law air pollution...more
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not review a decision by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit allowing state common law tort claims against sources of air pollutants. This spells uncertainty...more