United States Leading Case consent by registrationgeneral jurisdictiondormant commerce clause

Mallory v Norfolk Southern Railway Co

600 U.S. 122 (2023)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2023

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Consent-based personal jurisdiction: a corporation that registers to do business in a state consents to general jurisdiction there. Pennsylvania registration statute upheld.

Area of Law

jurisdiction

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