No. 25-349
Audi AG v. L. W., a Minor, By and Through His Guardian Ad Litem Jared Furze, et al.
Tags: due-process foreign-manufacturer personal-jurisdiction product-liability specific-jurisdiction stream-of-commerce
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a state court violates due process by exercising specific personal jurisdiction over a product-liability claim against a foreign manufacturer based on the manufacturer's sales of its products abroad to an independent American distributor
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether a state court viola tes due process by exercising specific personal jurisdicti on over a product-liability claim against a foreign manufacturer based on the manufacturer’s sales of its produc ts abroad to an independent American distributor, which then marketed and sold the products in the forum State. (II)
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-18
Rescheduled.
2025-12-10
Reply of petitioner Audi AG filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-10
Reply of Audi AG submitted.
2025-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-11-24
Brief of respondents L.W., a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Jared Furze, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-11-24
Brief of L.W. by and through his guardian ad litem, Jared Furze, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-10-24
Brief amicus curiae of Alliance for Automotive Innovation filed.
2025-10-24
Brief amici curiae of German Association of the Automotive Industry, et al. filed.
2025-10-24
Amicus brief of German Association of the Automotive Industry and Federation of German Industries submitted.
2025-10-24
Amicus brief of Alliance for Automotive Innovation submitted.
2025-10-23
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
2025-10-23
Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-10-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 24, 2025.
2025-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 24, 2025 to November 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-30
Motion of L.W. by and through his guardian ad litem, Jared Furze, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2025)
2025-07-15
Application (25A54) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 20, 2025.
2025-07-09
Application (25A54) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2025 to September 20, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Alliance for Automotive Innovation
Philip S. Goldberg — Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Amicus
Philip S. Goldberg — Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Amicus
Audi AG
German Association of the Automotive Industry and Federation of German Industries
Mark Christopher Fleming — WilmerHale, Amicus
Mark Christopher Fleming — WilmerHale, Amicus
L.W. by and through his guardian ad litem, Jared Furze, et al.
Deepak Gupta — Gupta Wessler LLP, Respondent
Deepak Gupta — Gupta Wessler LLP, Respondent
Washington Legal Foundation
Zac Morgan — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus
Zac Morgan — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus