No. 19-368

Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, et al.

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2019-09-19
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: burger-king causation civil-procedure due-process forum-contacts minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction relatedness specific-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-01-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 'arise out of or relate to' requirement is met when none of the defendant's forum contacts caused the plaintiff's claims, such that the plaintiff's claims would be the same even if the defendant had no forum contacts

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The Due Process Clause permits a state court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant only when the plaintiffs claims “arise out of or relate to” the defendant’s forum activities. Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462, 472 (1985) (internal quotation marks omitted). The question presented is: Whether the “arise out of or relate to” requirement is met when none of the defendant’s forum contacts caused the plaintiffs claims, such that the plaintiffs claims would be the same even if the defendant had no forum contacts. (i)

Docket Entries

2021-04-26
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-04-26
MANDATE ISSUED.
2020-12-16
Record from the 8th Judicial District Court of Montana electronically received.
2020-03-19
CIRCULATED
2020-03-04
The record of the Supreme Court of Montana is available on its' website (www.supremecourtdocket.mt.gov).
2020-02-26
Record requested from the Supreme Court of Montana.
2020-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-04
Reply of petitioner Ford Motor Company filed.
2019-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-20
Brief of respondent Charles Lucero, personal representative of the Estate of Markkaya Jean Gullett in opposition filed.
2019-10-21
Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2019-10-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 20, 2019.
2019-10-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2019 to November 20, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-26
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ford Motor Company.
2019-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)
2019-07-25
Application (19A103) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 18, 2019.
2019-07-24
Application (19A103) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 19, 2019 to September 18, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

American Association for Justice and Public Justice, P.C.
Robert S. PeckCenter for Constitutional Litigation, PC, Amicus
Charles Lucero, personal representative of the Estate of Markkaya Jean Gullett, et al.
Deepak GuptaGupta Wessler PLLC, Respondent
Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Professors
Linda Sandstrom SimardSuffolk University Law School, Amicus
Civil Procedure Professors
Alan B. MorrisonGeorge Washington Law School, Amicus
Civil Procedure Professors Pamela K. Bookman, et al.
Pamela Karten BookmanFordham Law School, Amicus
DRI - The Voice Of The Defense Bar
Lisa Marie BairdReed Smith LLP, Amicus
Ford Motor Company
Sean MarottaHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Foundation for Moral Law
Martin Saul WishnatskyFoundation for Moral Law, Amicus
Institute of International Bankers
Elbert LinHunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Amicus
Main Street Alliance
Hassan Ali ZavareeiTycko & Zavareei LLP, Amicus
Minnesota, Texas, 37 Other States and The District of Columbia
Elizabeth Catherine KramerOffice of the Minnesota Attorney General, Amicus
National Association of Home Builders
Eric F. CitronGoldstein & Russell, P.C., Amicus
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Virginia Anne SeitzSidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
David R. GeigerFoley Hoag LLP, Amicus
Professor Jonathan R. Nash
Jonathan Remy NashEmory University School of Law, Amicus
Professors of Jurisdiction
Vincent Gregory LevyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Amicus
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Jaime Ann SantosGoodwin Procter LLP, Amicus
The Center for Auto Safety
Larry E. CobenAnapol Weiss, Amicus
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, The National Association of Manufacturers, and The American Tort Reform Association
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
Amanda Kelly RiceJones Day, Amicus