Apr. 25, 2017
High court to hear general jurisdiction arguments
Two U.S. Supreme Court cases being argued this week will determine whether a corporation may be hauled into a state in which it has had minimal contact.
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.
Samantha C. Booth
Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
2 Palo Alto Sq Ste 300
Palo Alto , CA 94306-2112
Phone: (650) 331-2029
Fax: (650) 331-2060
Email: sbooth@mayerbrown.com
UCLA SOL
Samantha Booth is an associate in Mayer Brown LLP's Supreme Court and appellate practice. She is based in Palo Alto.
The two cases to be argued in the U.S. Supreme Court this week will determine whether and when plaintiffs may haul out-of-state corporations into a forum that has nothing to do with the events underlying the case. Before the Supreme Court's 2014 decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman, most courts would assert general jurisdiction over any company with continuous and systematic business contacts in the forum state. Significant nationwide concerns had to answer to any claim by any plainti...
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