Civil Litigation,
Appellate Practice,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 2, 2017
Context and out-of-state conduct
The key issue in a recent 9th Circuit ruling is how much context matters in the specific jurisdiction inquiry.
Donald M. Falk
Partner
Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Phone: (415) 562-4942
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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.
A few years ago, plaintiffs could sue almost anywhere they wanted. Corporations and other businesses were subject to general jurisdiction wherever they did business. But the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown and Daimler AG v. Bauman changed all that, limiting general jurisdiction over a corporation to the places where it is "at home" -- generally the place of incorporatio...
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