Personal Jurisdiction – University of Baltimore Law Review

When Business Becomes Personal: Supreme Court Upends a Perceived Barrier to Suing Corporations.

*Shanae T. Jones I. Introduction Imagine buying an air fryer in your home state of New York. One day, the air fryer explodes in your kitchen, causing significant damage. Remembering that the manufacturer operates a small factory in the neighboring state of New Jersey, you file suit against the corporation there. To your dismay, theContinue reading “When Business Becomes Personal: Supreme Court Upends a Perceived Barrier to Suing Corporations.”

Personal Jurisdiction in Light of Ford Motor Co.: Revolution or Evolution?

*Joseph Canner I. Personal Jurisdiction: A Brief Review As every first-year civil procedure student knows, defendants can only be sued in states where the courts have jurisdiction over that defendant.[1] This concept is known as personal jurisdiction. In most garden-variety product liability or breach of contract cases there are two requirements for a court toContinue reading “Personal Jurisdiction in Light of Ford Motor Co.: Revolution or Evolution?”