Is Personal Jurisdiction
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court held in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court that Montana and Minnesota courts could exercise jurisdiction over the global auto manufacturer for certain in-state vehicle accidents, even if Ford sold, designed, and manufactured the allegedly defective automobiles outside those forums. 1 The Ford decision sparked immediate questions about the direction of the Court's personal jurisdiction jurisprudence, especially after a decade of decisions restricting the exercise of jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants. Does Ford signal a r...