Supreme Court Weighs Company’s Liability to State Courts

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The Supreme Court 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

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.🤨

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