The Continuing Evolution Of Personal Jurisdiction

By Kevin Penhallegon ( February 22, 2018, 10:53 AM EST) -- The personal jurisdiction doctrine has been firmly rooted in U. S. Supreme Court jurisprudence for decades. Over the past several months there has been an uptick in courts using the doctrine to dismiss claims brought by nonresident plaintiffs against foreign corporate defendants. This issue is particularly applicable in mass tort litigation where out-of-state plaintiffs are often grouped together with in-state plaintiffs for a consolidated trial setting. . . .

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