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Foreign Defendants Transfer of Venue

Knobbe Martens

The Choice Is Not Yours: Foreign Defendants Cannot Avoid Personal Jurisdiction by Post-suit, Unilateral Forum Designation

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IN RE: STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS, LLC - Before Lourie, Taranto, and Stark.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: A defendant’s post-suit, unilateral consent to suit in...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Federal Circuit Shrinks Venue Loophole for Foreign Defendants

On January 9, in In re: Stingray IP Solutions, LLC, the Federal Circuit vacated a transfer order issued by the Eastern District of Texas, thereby limiting a foreign defendant’s ability to negate venue in one court simply by...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Court Determines New York’s Recently Amended Venue Provision Does Not Limit Where Lawsuits Between Non-Residents May Be Filed

In 2017, New York amended its general venue statute. For as long as New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules has existed, the general venue statute (CPLR § 503(a)) placed proper venue solely based on residence of the parties....more

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