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Simplicity And Clarity In The Administration And Enforcement Of Jurisdictional Rules

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Jurisdictional rules are intended to be simple and thereby easy to administer and enforce. See Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 559 U.S. 77, 81, 94-95 (2010) (“[W]e place primary weight upon the need for judicial administration of a...more

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Gavel to Gavel: Rulings could limit jurisdiction

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“Can we be sued there?” Our firm’s business clients ask this question frequently. Lawyers and courts have debated the answer for decades. Jurisdiction over a corporation can be complicated, especially for companies that...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That "Tag Jurisdiction" Does Not Apply to Corporations - The Court's Decision Limits Personal Jurisdiction...

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Following closely on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark personal jurisdiction decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a decision that further reinforces the...more

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US Supreme Court’s Sleight of Hand in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction

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With all attention focused on Executive Benefits, the Daimler decision could represent the real sea change in jurisdiction over non-core actions. Introduction - Recently, much of the bankruptcy bar was focused...more

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Daimler and Walden: The Supreme Court's Continued Trend on Limiting Personal Jurisdiction

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The Supreme Court has issued two decisions that clarify the limitations of general and specific jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant. A defendant corporation will be subject to general jurisdiction in a state only if...more

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Foreign Companies Dragged into U.S. Courts Get Reprieve as U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on General Jurisdiction

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In Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U. S. ____ (Jan. 14, 2014), the U.S. Supreme Court reiterated that general or “all-purpose” jurisdiction can be exercised over foreign corporations only “when their affilia­tions with the State...more

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Are You “At Home” in the State In Which You Must Defend Against a Lawsuit? The Implications of Daimler AG v. Bauman

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a much anticipated decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman that will not only reverberate through the legal world, but the auto world as well. Large corporations that do business across a wide...more

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United States Supreme Court Holds That Non-U.S. Corporations Are Subject to General Personal Jurisdiction in U.S. States Only in...

In Daimler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965, 2014 U.S. LEXIS 644 (U.S. Jan. 14, 2014) (Ginsburg, J.), the Supreme Court of the United States held that a court may not exercise general personal jurisdiction over a non-U.S. corporation...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

World in US Courts Special Edition: January 2014 - New US Supreme Court Decision Limits Suits Against Non-US Corporations

In prior reports, we have covered significant US court decisions addressing personal jurisdiction—the question whether, even if it is clear that certain claims may be raised in a US litigation, a particular individual or...more

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Supreme Court Limits Reach of General Jurisdiction for Corporations

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman (Jan. 14, 2014), dealing with the topic of “general jurisdiction,” significantly limits a plaintiff’s options as to where to bring a lawsuit. ...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Daimler AG v. Bauman: Court Again Rejects a “Sprawling View of General Jurisdiction”

On January 14, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in Daimler AG v. Bauman held that Argentinian plaintiffs could not sue a German car manufacturer in California for human rights violations allegedly committed in Argentina. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Inside the Courts: Daimler AG v. Bauman: US Supreme Court Rejects Broad ‘Agency Theory’ of General Jurisdiction"

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Daimler AG v. Bauman, et al. that due process prevents a court from applying an "agency" theory to exercise general personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation based...more

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The Supreme Court: Cases to Watch in the October 2013 Term

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This week marks the first Monday in October, which for Supreme Court watchers is a holiday: the start of a new term. While not everyone gets that excited about the new term, there are several cases that the Court intends to...more

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