On 27 June 2023, in a plurality opinion authored by Justice Gorsuch, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., holding that a company’s decision to register to do business...more
The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s consent-by-registration scheme persists. On 25 April 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. In Mallory,...more
In a highly anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court closed out 2021 by striking down Pennsylvania’s consent-by-registration statutory scheme that held that an out-of-state business consented to general personal...more
The debate as to whether companies registered to do business in Pennsylvania have consented to general personal jurisdiction continues, and the issue is finally before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. As we have discussed in...more
On October 31, 2019, an en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court will hear reargument in the case of Murray v. American LaFrance LLC to decide whether, following the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in...more
Companies facing mass tort and product liability claims ranging from asbestos to pharmaceuticals have undoubtedly been monitoring developments related to personal jurisdiction in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark...more