BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrell redefined the contours of a court’s jurisdictional reach by effectively subjecting corporations to general personal jurisdiction only in those states where they are incorporated or have their principal place of business, attorneys from WilmerHale say. Moreover, dozens of courts across the country have relied on BNSF Railway to dismiss lawsuits under factual circumstances that, in the past, would almost certainly have sufficed for the exercise of general jurisdiction, they say.
Originally published in U.S. Law Week - March, 2018.
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