Appellate Practice
Jun. 9, 2017
Ruling reins in ability to decide out-of-state disputes
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned back a state court's aggressive effort to decide out-of-state disputes despite the limits on general jurisdiction articulated a few years ago.
Donald M. Falk
Partner
Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Phone: (415) 562-4942
Fax: (650) 331-4530
Email: dfalk@schaerr-jaffe.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Donald is a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice. He is based in Palo Alto.
In deciding first of two significant personal jurisdiction cases argued back to back in April, the U.S. Supreme Court has turned back a state court's aggressive effort to decide out-of-state disputes despite the limits on general jurisdiction articulated a few years ago in Daimler AG v. Bauman. That decision established that a corporation is subject to general jurisdiction only where it is "at home," which in the absence of exceptional circumstances means only its state of incorpo...
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