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Mass Tort Litigation Personal Jurisdiction BNSF Railway Co v Tyrrell

Alston & Bird

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Curb Forum Shopping in State Courts

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In its two recent 8–1 decisions, BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, the U.S. Supreme Court doubled down on its 2014 landmark personal jurisdiction ruling in Daimler AG v....more

Lathrop GPM

U.S. Supreme Court Again Limits Forums for Suits Against Corporations

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that due process restricts a state court’s power to exercise “general” (i.e. all-purpose) jurisdiction to hear any and all claims against a defendant. General jurisdiction exists only...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Reins in Attempts to Expand Jurisdiction

This past Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court drastically changed the landscape of mass tort litigation. In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, the Court found that the State of California did not have...more

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