Missouri, ex rel. Key Insurance Company v. Marco A. Roldan, Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Jackson County, et al.
DueProcess
Whether a court's exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident liability insurer violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a court’s exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident liability insurer violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment when the insurer’s only alleged contact with the forum state is a putative insured’s involvement in a motor vehicle accident in the forum. ii PARTIES Petitioner Key Insurance Company was the relator in the proceeding in prohibition below in the Missouri Supreme Court and is a defendant in the trial court. Respondent The Honorable Marco A. Roldan was the respondent in the proceeding in prohibition below in the Missouri Supreme Court and presides over the litigation in the trial court. Respondent Josiah Wright was a real party in interest in the proceeding in prohibition below in the Missouri Supreme Court and is the plaintiff against Petitioner Key Insurance Company in the trial court. Respondent Phillip Nash was a real party in interest in the proceeding in prohibition below in the Missouri Supreme Court and is a nominal defendant and cross-claimant against Petitioner Key Insurance Company in the trial court.