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The Georgia Supreme Court Upheld Out-of-State Corporations’ Consent to Suit by State Registration - But Will the U.S. Supreme...

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In a recent decision, the Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed that under Georgia law, when an out-of-state corporation registers with the Georgia Secretary of State to conduct business in Georgia, it consents to general personal...more

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The Georgia Supreme Court upholds an expansive “consent by registration” approach to general personal jurisdiction

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Companies authorized to transact business in Georgia may not be aware of the potential consequences: merely registering to do business with the Georgia Secretary of State confers general personal jurisdiction in Georgia over...more

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Georgia Supreme Court Ruling “in tension” with SCOTUS Precedent on Personal Jurisdiction

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Many states have statutes establishing that, as a condition of registering to do business in a state, a foreign corporation consents to general personal jurisdiction in that state. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in...more

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New Jersey Rulings Allay Personal Jurisdiction Concerns Raised by Daimler and Goodyear

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Two judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey have denied motions to dismiss for personal jurisdiction in Hatch-Waxman litigations based on the defendants’ compliance with New Jersey’s foreign...more

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Daimler AG v. Bauman and its Progeny: U.S. Courts Significantly Limit General Personal Jurisdiction

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In Daimler AG v. Bauman, 134 S. Ct. 746 (2014), the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision that significantly limited where a corporate defendant is subject to general jurisdiction in the United States. This ruling...more

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