Specific Jurisdiction Archives

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Personal Jurisdiction, Specific Jurisdiction

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, ET AL. Supreme Court of the United States. No. 16-466. Argued April 25, 2017. Decided June 19, 2017. Counsel: Neal Kumar Katyal, Hogan Lovells US LLP, neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com, Attorneys for Petitioner, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., tg@goldsteinrussell.com, Attorneys for […]

McGEE v. INTERNATIONAL LIFE INS. CO., 355 U.S. 220

Issues: Civil Procedure, In Personam Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction, Specific Jurisdiction

?355 U.S. 220 (1957) 78 S.Ct. 199 2 L.Ed. 2d 223 McGEE v. INTERNATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. Supreme Court of United States. No. 50. Argued November 20, 1957. Decided December 16, 1957. Syllabus Syllabus Petitioner’s son, a resident of California, bought a life insurance policy from an Arizona corporation, naming petitioner as beneficiary. Later, respondent, […]

BURGER KING CORP. v. RUDZEWICZ, 471 U.S. 462 (1985)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction, Specific Jurisdiction

471 U.S. 462 471 U.S. 462 105 S.Ct. 2174 85 L.Ed.2d 528 BURGER KING CORPORATION, Appellantv.John RUDZEWICZ. No. 83-2097. Argued Jan. 8, 1985. Decided May 20, 1985. Syllabus Appellant is a Florida corporation whose principal offices are in Miami. It conducts most of its restaurant business through a franchise operation, under which franchisees are licensed […]

WORLD-WIDE VOLKSWAGEN CORP. v. WOODSON, 444 U.S. 286 (1980)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Minimum Contacts, Personal Jurisdiction, Specific Jurisdiction, Stream of Commerce

444 U.S. 286 100 S.Ct. 559 62 L.Ed.2d 490 WORLD-WIDE VOLKSWAGEN CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. Charles S. WOODSON, District Judge of Creek County, Oklahoma, et al. No. 78-1078. Argued Oct. 3, 1979. Decided Jan. 21, 1980. Syllabus A products-liability action was instituted in an Oklahoma state court by respondents husband and wife to recover […]