Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 304: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 1 – Jurisdiction)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 343: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 169: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Redefining Personal Jurisdiction: SCOTUS rules on the Ford Cases [More with McGlinchey Ep. 19]
Personal Jurisdiction Part 3 – Oral Arguments in the Ford Cases [More with McGlinchey Ep. 12]
Personal Jurisdiction Part 2: The Ford Cases [More With McGlinchey Ep. 8]
Personal Jurisdiction: Not what you learned in law school [More with McGlinchey Ep. 4]
Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill v. Jacob E. Markovitz, M.D., 2025 WL 758318 - In this appeal before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the court held that an out-of-state alleged tortfeasor was not a party subject to allocation of...more
In Hooten v. Collins, a dispute arose between the trustee of a Texas trust and a beneficiary who resided overseas regarding the distribution of trust assets, which primarily consisted of real estate in Texas. No....more
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals of Indiana - In this asbestos action, it was alleged that decedent, Ronald McBride had asbestos exposure from the use of asbestos-containing talcum powder products while living in Indiana and...more
On April 21, 2025, a Ninth Circuit en banc panel revived (by a 10-1 decision) a putative class action against Shopify, Inc. alleging violations of privacy and data rights via use of cookies. In reversing both the district...more
Summary - Courts across the country have found that the DTSA can reach a foreign defendant’s conduct when — in the words of 18 U.S.C. § 1837(2) — “an act in furtherance” of the misappropriation was committed in the United...more
The United States Supreme Court may soon decide whether U.S. victims of terrorist attacks in Israel may sue the Palestinian Authority (“PA”) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO)” for damages in U.S. courts. In...more
Companies facing the threat of mass arbitration continue to seek judicial intervention to thwart such tactics. However, most of those attempts have failed. Recently, the District Court in the District of Colombia rejected a...more
In 2025, get ready for a whirlwind of updates across the state. From personal jurisdiction to discovery and beyond, some recent cases are shifting the landscape in New York. Read below to find out what happened and learn the...more
The Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that the exercise of personal jurisdiction over two nonresident insurers would violate due process where the coverage action did not arise out of, or was not...more
A recent federal court decision underscores a critical point for parties seeking to enforce foreign judgments in the U.S.: recognition of a foreign judgment does not require personal jurisdiction over the defendant....more
Ace Hardware was long advertised as “the place with the helpful hardware man,” but even well-stocked aisles of tools and DIY accessories have their limitations. In Pro-Tops, Inc. v. Yuriy Maksimenko, 2025 NCBC 4, it turned...more
Many defendants with no connection to the jurisdiction in which they are sued may assert a personal jurisdiction defense to avoid defending against claims in far-flung courts. In cases brought under state law, this defense is...more
Earlier this month, Nevada Assemblymember Erica Roth introduced a bill, A.B. 158, to authorize Nevada courts to exercise general personal jurisdiction over entities on the sole basis that the entity...more
In a recent decision, California’s Third Appellate Division held that a foreign automobile manufacturer could be haled into a state court in California through the indirect actions of its distributor without offending...more
In a recent post, I questioned why personal jurisdiction was unquestioned. Personal jurisdiction is, of course, unquestionably fundamental, as evidenced by the Nevada Supreme Court's recent order in Rich v. Eighth Jud. Dist....more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Isaac Indus v. PDVSA - personal jurisdiction, foreign sovereign immunity, breach of contract - USA v. Schwarzbaum - foreign bank accounts, IRS form FBAR, penalties, Excessive...more
The court granted the third-party defendant’s first motion to dismiss for lack of general jurisdiction but permitted the parties to conduct jurisdictional discovery. After the close of jurisdictional discovery, the...more
I recently questioned the basis for Delaware' assertion of personal jurisdiction over controlling stockholders. I noted that there is no "deemed consent" statute for controlling stockholders as there is for directors and...more
Across the United States, courts disagree about where an insurance company may be subject to personal jurisdiction. For instance, is a territory-of-coverage provision relevant to personal jurisdiction? What about registering...more
In a franchisor’s suit against its franchisee and that franchisee’s new business, a federal court in Kansas recently denied the new business’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. HappyFeet-Legends Int’l, Inc....more
This article is the second in our series on patent litigation strategies for cybersecurity companies. It expands on Tactic #1, “Challenge the court’s jurisdiction,” from our earlier article, “Five Tactics for Cybersecurity...more
Plastics Industry Assoc. v. Bonta, 2024 WL 4699927 (D.D.C. Nov. 6, 2024), held in part that the defendant’s act of serving a “preservation demand” on the plaintiff in the forum district did not confer long-arm jurisdiction...more
In a copyright case, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined that the district court had jurisdiction over two Chinese companies that consented to jurisdiction in any judicial district in which a third-party...more
The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more
In a highly anticipated ruling published last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in NextEra Energy v. Spain that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to enforce arbitral awards issued in intra-EU...more