WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether to limit where companies can be sued, in a case that tests the reach of state courts to hear cases about injuries suffered outside their boundaries.
Businesses must register to operate in Pennsylvania, and a state statute deems that registration as consent to the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania courts over claims involving the company, even if the plaintiff resides elsewhere and the injuries happened out-of-state.
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6-3 odds the Supreme Court will limit the reach of state courts in these kinds of cases.Its part of their return to the 'dual federalism' of the late 19th century.🤨