Business Litigation, Personal Jurisdiction, Foreign Corporations

Illinois Senate Bill 328: Expansion of General Jurisdiction Over Foreign “Out-of-State” Corporations in Toxic Tort Cases

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani on 6/24/2025

On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 328 (SB 328), which introduces a targeted expansion of general personal jurisdiction in Illinois civil litigation. The bill amends Section 2-209 of the...more

Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Suits in States Where Companies are Registered

Stinson LLP on 7/12/2023

In its June 27, 2023, Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a corporate defendant can be sued in Pennsylvania — regardless of whether the cause of action accrues in Pennsylvania or...more

Commercial Division Says, “Nope, Not Enough” When Using Local Counsel to Establish Personal Jurisdiction

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/4/2022

Commercial transactions often involve parties from different states. When a dispute arises between diverse parties, the question of whether a party can obtain personal jurisdiction over a defendant becomes critical. This...more

New York Court of Appeals Rejects Consent-By-Registration Rule for Personal Jurisdiction

Jones Day on 10/21/2021

Over the last decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has significantly restricted when courts can assert general personal jurisdiction over defendants, i.e., jurisdiction in lawsuits that do not arise out of or relate to the...more

PA Federal Court Nixes Out-of-State Business Entities' Supposed “Consent” to General Personal Jurisdiction as Unconstitutional

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/12/2019

In a decision that should have a ripple effect in Pennsylvania state and federal courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held in a June 6, 2019, opinion that “the Pennsylvania statutory scheme...more

SCOTUS Limits Jurisdictions Where Corporations Can Be Sued

Rumberger | Kirk on 10/26/2017

With its recent opinion in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the strong position that it took in Daimler AG v. Bauman with respect to general jurisdiction, leaving no doubt that a...more