Supreme Court Changes Course in Specific Jurisdiction Jurisprudence, finding Non-Causal “Connection” with the Forum “Close Enough” to be Haled into Court
By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21
By a unanimous vote of 8-0, the United States Supreme Court has shifted the personal jurisdiction landscape for many product manufacturers, finding some companies may be subject to suit in any U.S. jurisdiction where a product-related injury occurs. Today’s opinion in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, No. 19-368 (Mar. 25, 2021),[1] stems from two consolidated product-liability cases against Ford Motor Company that were originally filed in Montana and Minnesota....
By: Butler Snow LLP