Corporate
May 25, 2016
Delaware axes personal jurisdiction precedent
The Delaware Supreme Court court overturned a 28-year-old decision in reaching the conclusion that compliance with Delaware's registration statutes applicable to foreign corporations does not result in broad consent to personal jurisdiction in any cause of action.
Marc Boiron
Associate
Rutan & Tucker LLP
Email: mboiron@rutan.com
Marc focuses his practice on transactional matters involving emerging and mid-market companies in the areas of California and Delaware corporate laws.
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In Genuine Parts Company v. Cepec, the Delaware Supreme Court considered whether a corporation that is registered to do business in the state of Delaware may be sued for activities that are unrelated to and outside of Delaware. The court overturned a 28-year-old decision in reaching the conclusion that compliance with Delaware's registration statutes applicable to foreign corporations does not result in broad ...
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