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More than 10.000 documents for general jurisdiction v. specific jurisdiction

- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. (2011)
... of the Court.This case concerns the jurisdiction of state courts overcorporations organized and ope... decision have differentiated between general or all-purpose jurisdiction, and specific or case-...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, 564 U.S. (2011)
... person or entity is subject to the jurisdictionof a state court despite not having been present in t... Asa general rule, the exercise of judicial power is not lawful... at a sovereign may justify specific jurisdiction "ina suit arising out of or related t...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Case Summaries: October 10, 2011
Civil Procedure Personal jurisdiction

... Worldwide sought a permanent injunction, specific performance for breach of contract, and a declarat... two types of personal jurisdiction: general and specific jurisdiction. See, e.g., Helicopteros...
- The Daily Record (Baltimore)
- October 17, 2011

- U.S. Supreme Court Considers When Foreign Firms Can Be Sued in the U.S.
On Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered two cases with a common basic question: just when can American plaintiffs file product liability suits against foreign manufacturers in American courts? In separate oral arguments, the Court took up J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro, which considers when U.S. courts can exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation, and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown (formerly Goodyear Luxembourg Tires v. Brown), which involves the question of general personal jurisdiction.
- Lawyers USA
- January 18, 2011
- Product Manufacturers Face Uncertain Future as U.S. Supreme Court Considers New Contours for States' Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction.
... and means in which state courts exercise specific and general jurisdiction over product manufacturer...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Nbr. 2011, January 2011
- Section 2: Judicial Power and Jurisdiction
... to extend the jurisdiction of the Court generally to cases arising under the Constitution, and wheth... and substantial controversy admitting of specific relief through a decree of a conclusive character,...
- Constitution of the United States (Annotated)
- U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Stringent Test For General Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturers
... the distinction between general and specific jurisdiction, holding that certain foreign subsidi...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- United States Law Articles in English
- Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, 563 U.S. (2011)
...: redressing injuries resulting from a specific legal dispute. To obtain a ruling onthe merits in... must assert more than just the"generalized interest of all citizens in constitutional g... suit must bedismissed for want of jurisdiction. I. Respondents challenged §43-1089, a provis...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, 565 U.S. (2012)
...2011), and provides that jurisdiction over thesestate-initiated suits lies exclusively... urges, the TCPA, a later, more specific statute, displaces§1331, an earlier, more gener...S. C. §227(b)(1)(A). Sec------- 1 In general, the Communications Act of 1934 grants to t...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Gen Category Scallop Fishermen v. Secretary US Dept Commerce, (3rd Cir. 2011)
...10-2341. . GENERAL CATEGORY SCALLOP FISHERMEN,. ... of Review This Court has jurisdiction to review the District Court=s order pursuant to 2... 13 The Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically directs courts to look to the APA when reviewing a...
- Federal Circuits