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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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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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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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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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Consent to Jurisdiction by Registration: What Multi-State Businesses Need to Know

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Registered to do business in one state? This alone may subject a business to suit in that state, even if the business is headquartered in and operates its principal place of business in another state, and even if the conduct...more

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"Tag, You’re It": U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari on Corporate Tag Jurisdiction Appeal

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The Supreme Court recently denied certiorari in a case that presented the issue of whether corporate “tag” jurisdiction, which arises from serving a corporate executive temporarily present in the relevant territory (say, the...more

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Supreme Court Poised to Resolve Personal Jurisdiction-by-Consent Issue

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear argument on November 8 in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 21-1168, and it appears ready to resolve a longstanding issue that has divided lower courts. That issue is whether it...more

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A Primer on Personal Jurisdiction over a Trustee

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No trustee wants to be forced to litigate a dispute in a far-off venue. Nonetheless, the intricate relationship that a trustee has with a beneficiary can certainly cause some concern that the trustee may have subjected...more

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Jurisdiction by Consent: Georgia Holds that Corporations Registered to do Business in the State Consent to Being Sued There

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In Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, v, McCall, No. S20G1368, 2021 Ga. LEXIS 626 (Cooper Tire), the Supreme Court of Georgia (Supreme Court) held that Georgia courts can exercise general personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations...more

Burr & Forman

“Arising Out Of or Relating To”: The Supreme Court Expands Application Of “Relate To” for Specific Personal Jurisdiction Framework

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The Supreme Court’s recent opinion regarding its specific personal jurisdiction framework could have far-ranging implications for parties objecting to a lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds....more

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It’s Personal: No Causal Link, No Claim?

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For any company facing a product liability lawsuit, it is critical at the outset to assess whether the forum court actually has the power to render a judgment against the defendant company (i.e., personal jurisdiction). A...more

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Pendent Venue: What Is It, and Can You Still Rely on It?

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Venue, in the context of the federal law, refers to the judicial district in which a case can be heard. Venue must be established for each cause of action in a case. In most federal civil litigation, proper venue is...more

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Navigating the Stream of Commerce: “Purposeful Availment” in the Wake of Ford

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We recently covered the United States Supreme Court’s troubling decision in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, 141 S. Ct. 1017 (2021), which has broadened the reach of specific personal jurisdiction...more

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Recent Supreme Court Decision May Force Lower Courts to Reevaluate Personal Jurisdiction Test

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, 141 S. Ct. 1017 (2021), is the latest entry in the Court’s rulings on personal jurisdiction, and may force lower courts to...more

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Not Too Specific: Personal Jurisdiction After Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court

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The Supreme Court’s latest foray into personal jurisdiction – Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court – seems to raise more questions than answers regarding the contours of specific jurisdiction. A curious...more

Alston & Bird

How Will Supreme Court’s New Decision on Personal Jurisdiction Impact Manufacturers?

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Defendants and lower courts hoping for clarity about personal jurisdiction were disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. Our Products Liability and Litigation Groups examine a new decision whose ambiguity could...more

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Where Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Ford Motor Co. V. Montana Eight Judicial District Court

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Over the last few years, the Supreme Court has had a reputation as very pro-business.  Late last month, however, the Court handed consumers a rare win related to personal jurisdiction. ...more

Jones Day

Personal Jurisdiction After the Supreme Court's Decision in Ford: What Has Changed?

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in Ford is sure to be framed by some as expanding—perhaps quite significantly—the availability of specific personal jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause. But the decision should not be...more

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Update: US Supreme Court Addresses Specific Personal Jurisdiction Again

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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

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New U.S. Supreme Court Case Finds Local Personal Jurisdiction Over Auto Manufacturer in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Jud....

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. held that a state has specific personal jurisdiction over out-of-state mega corporations that advertise, sell, and service their...more

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Redefining Personal Jurisdiction: SCOTUS rules on the Ford Cases [More with McGlinchey Ep. 19]

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What does the U.S. Supreme Court’s March 25, 2021 decision regarding personal jurisdiction in the Ford cases mean for litigants and litigation across the country? In Part 4 of their series on the changing landscape of general...more

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What’s in an “or”? Recent Supreme Court Decision Broadens the Scope of Specific Personal Jurisdiction, Narrowing Defendants’...

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In a much-anticipated decision issued on March 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court tackled when companies can be sued outside their “home” state.  Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eight Judicial District Court, 592 U.S. ___...more

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Specific Jurisdiction And “In-Forum Business Conduct” Further Defined By Landmark SCOTUS Decision

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All legal practitioners should be familiar with the concept of personal jurisdiction and its two subsets: general jurisdiction and specific jurisdiction; both of which are juxtaposed with the inalienable Due Process Clause...more

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PPP Extended; CFPB Revokes Pandemic-Related Regulatory Relief

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In This Issue. President Biden signed a bill extending the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through May 31, 2021; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the rescission...more

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Where Can We Be Sued? The Supreme Court Steers Away from a Clear Answer in Ford Motor Co.

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A driver bought a used Ford Crown Victoria in Minnesota. Later, while driving on a rural road with a friend in the passenger seat, he collided with a snow plow. The car landed in a ditch, and its passenger-side air bag did...more

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