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

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

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Nevada Bill Would Bestow Personal Jurisdiction On Business Entities Who Simply Register

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Earlier this month, Nevada Assemblymember Erica Roth introduced a bill, A.B. 158, to authorize Nevada courts to exercise general personal jurisdiction over entities on the sole basis that the entity...more

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In a Potential Sea Change for Business Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court Allows States To Compel Companies To Be Sued Where...

On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania law that requires companies to consent to being sued in its state courts as a condition of registering to do business there. In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern, the Court...more

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“Welcome to our State . . . and our Courts!”

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A new decision by the United States Supreme Court has greatly expanded the locations where corporations can be sued. Traditionally, corporations are considered to be citizens of the states in which they are incorporated or...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Diminishes Daimler and Upends Aybar

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Plaintiffs’ counsel rejoice, defense counsel take note, and businesses beware. Daimler has been diminished and businesses are no longer only subject to general jurisdiction in states in which they are incorporated or...more

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The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether States Can Require Consent to General Personal Jurisdiction as the Cost of Doing Business

The two most thrilling words to readers of legal blogs must be “personal jurisdiction.”  In the term that starts October 2022, the United States Supreme Court will consider a case that will determine the constitutionality of...more

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

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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

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