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Allen Matkins

Does Bill Authorizing The Secretary Of State To Cancel Corporations Have An Illegitimate Purpose?

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Recently, I wrote that California Senator Monique Limón had introduced legislation, SB 1186, that would allow the Secretary of State to cancel the articles of incorporation or the filing of a statement and designation by a...more

Stinson LLP

Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Suits in States Where Companies are Registered

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In its June 27, 2023, Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a corporate defendant can be sued in Pennsylvania — regardless of whether the cause of action accrues in Pennsylvania or...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Says, “Nope, Not Enough” When Using Local Counsel to Establish Personal Jurisdiction

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Commercial transactions often involve parties from different states.  When a dispute arises between diverse parties, the question of whether a party can obtain personal jurisdiction over a defendant becomes critical.  This...more

Jones Day

New York Court of Appeals Rejects Consent-By-Registration Rule for Personal Jurisdiction

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Over the last decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has significantly restricted when courts can assert general personal jurisdiction over defendants, i.e., jurisdiction in lawsuits that do not arise out of or relate to the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Recent Amendments to English Civil Procedure Help Simplify the Issuance of Contractual Claims Against Foreign Defendants—Service...

On 6 April 2021, an amendment was introduced to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) (the “CPR”) at Part 6 concerning service out of the jurisdiction. The change is of interest where at least one or more...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

At-Home Sweet At-Home: Exercising General Jurisdiction Over a Foreign Corporation

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Your client has just asked you to commence an action against a corporate entity in a New York state court.  But, the defendant is not incorporated in New York, and does not maintain a principal place of business in New York. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

PA Federal Court Nixes Out-of-State Business Entities' Supposed “Consent” to General Personal Jurisdiction as Unconstitutional

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In a decision that should have a ripple effect in Pennsylvania state and federal courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held in a June 6, 2019, opinion that “the Pennsylvania statutory scheme...more

Rumberger | Kirk

SCOTUS Limits Jurisdictions Where Corporations Can Be Sued

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With its recent opinion in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the strong position that it took in Daimler AG v. Bauman with respect to general jurisdiction, leaving no doubt that a...more

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