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Service of Process General Jurisdiction

White and Williams LLP

Where Can Your Company Be Sued? A 2022 Update on All Things Personal Jurisdiction

In 2021, thanks to the seventh “personal jurisdiction” opinion decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in just over a decade, as well as some state-based legal developments, we now have firm guidelines about where all types of...more

Allen Matkins

Court Rules Registration To Transact Intrastate Business Does Not Establish General Jurisdiction

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A foreign corporation registering with the California Secretary of State to transact intrastate business must, among other things, designate an agent for service of process in California. Does this amenability to service...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Fundamentally Limits the Ability to Sue Non-Illinois Corporations

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Following recent precedent from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court limited the circumstances in which a non-resident corporate defendant can be subject to suit in Illinois on claims with no connection to the...more

Carlton Fields

Family Law: Corporate and Trust Challenges to Service of Process and Jurisdiction

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The president of a corporation, manager of a limited liability company, trustee of a family trust, or principal of another business entity receives a summons in a Florida divorce case. One spouse contends the other’s control,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Unanimous Colorado Supreme Court Issues Precedential Ruling on General, Tag Jurisdiction

In a closely watched case, Monday’s Colorado Supreme Court decision in Magill v. Ford Motor Co. established two precedents that will make it harder to sue foreign corporations in Colorado going forward. The underlying...more

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