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Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision impacting a court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over out-of-state corporate defendants.

The patent venue statute appears to be a dinosaur.  Indeed, most areas of law do not have a separate venue statute, including niches like admiralty, class actions, and shareholder disputes. Similarly, the venue subsection for copyright is already aligned with the general venue statute.

If a Wisconsin citizen is injured in Wisconsin on the property of a Wisconsin company, where can the citizen sue the company? One option is where the accident occurred—Wisconsin....

At the conclusion of its recent Term, the US Supreme Court finally released its long-anticipated opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railroad, No. 21-1168. In our Part...

On June 27, 2023, the Supreme Court decided in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 2023 WL 4187749 (2023) that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not prohibit the exercise...

Every first-year law student learns two ways that a court can have jurisdiction over a corporate defendant. If the defendant has "minimum contacts" with a state, and the plaintiff's...

On June 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court held in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co., No. 21-1168, 2023 WL 4187749, that Norfolk Southern submitted to the state of...

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court will encourage forum shopping by enterprising plaintiffs, particularly to out-of-state jurisdictions where a defending business has few or no contacts.

The Supreme Court has significantly expanded the possible grounds for personal jurisdiction against corporations, upholding Pennsylvania’s statute requiring foreign businesses...

Late last month the Supreme Court of the United States opened the door to a potential sea change in personal jurisdiction over corporate entities.