forum-state

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25A599 Meta Platforms, Inc., et al. v. Vermont Vermont 2025-11-20 Application forum-state internet-contacts personal-jurisdiction purposeful-availment social-media specific-jurisdiction Whether the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over an internet-based company requires a direct causal connection between the defendant's foru…
25-534 Andrew Harrington, et al. v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. Ninth Circuit 2025-11-03 Pending collective-action fair-labor-standards-act forum-state nonresident-defendant opt-in-plaintiffs personal-jurisdiction Whether a federal district court that has taken personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action mus…
24-876 NVWS Properties, LLC v. Casun Invest, A.G., a Swiss Corporation Ninth Circuit 2025-02-14 Denied choice-of-law conflict-of-laws diversity-jurisdiction forum-state restatement-of-conflict-of-laws statute-of-limitations Whether a federal district court sitting in diversity jurisdiction should apply the statute of limitations based on the jurisdiction where all parties…
23-774 Melissa Groo v. Amy Eddy, Judge, Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Montana 2024-01-17 Denied Response Waived due-process forum-state intentional-tort non-resident-defendant personal-jurisdiction purposeful-direction social-media walden-v-fiore Whether the Due Process Clause permits a state court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant in an intentional tort c…
23-504 Photoplaza, Inc., et al. v. Herbal Brands, Inc. Ninth Circuit 2023-11-14 Denied Amici (2) fair-play-and-substantial-justice forum-state minimum-contacts nationwide-sales non-resident-defendant personal-jurisdiction substantial-connection suit-related-conduct third-party-fulfillment Whether a seller whose products ship nationwide is subject to personal jurisdiction in every forum into which even one of its products is shipped
23-290 Marc Grano, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jose Barron, et al. v. El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd., dba Las Palmas Medical Center New Mexico 2023-09-22 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure due-process forum-contacts forum-state fundamental-fairness healthcare-system medical-care medical-referral personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction Whether specific personal jurisdiction in a forum state over a nonresident hospital and healthcare system is permissible
23-24 Grist Mill Capital, LLC v. Universitas Education, LLC, et al. Second Circuit 2023-07-07 Denied civil-procedure due-process forum-state general-jurisdiction minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction reasonableness rule-60-motion specific-jurisdiction void-judgment Whether the Panel was correct in not following major decisions of both this Court including Daimler v. Baumann and International Shoe and its progeny …
22-1129 Faraz Fadavi Akhavan Bonab v. Samuel Ginn California 2023-05-19 Denied Response Waived business-relationship due-process forum-state fourteenth-amendment personal-jurisdiction purposeful-contacts specific-jurisdiction Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a state court to exercise specific jurisdiction over a defendant when the plaintiff…
22-18 Cuker Interactive, LLC v. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Ninth Circuit 2022-07-06 Denied CVSGAmici (2)Relisted (2) bankruptcy bankruptcy-procedure case-law choice-of-law circuit-split federal-courts federal-jurisdiction forum-state judicial-interpretation substantive-law Whether federal courts must apply forum state or federal choice-of-law rules in bankruptcy cases
20-1097 Karen C. Han v. Yangrai Cho Ninth Circuit 2021-02-10 Denied civil-procedure domicile due-process foreign-citizenship foreign-defendant forum-state general-jurisdiction minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction Whether a defendant who is a citizen of foreign country but is domiciled in a forum state is subject to the forum's exercise of general personal juris…
20-984 Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey v. Defense Distributed, et al. Fifth Circuit 2021-01-25 Denied Amici (1) cease-and-desist due-process forum-state jurisdictional-challenge minimum-contacts nonresident-defendant personal-jurisdiction purposeful-availment specific-jurisdiction Whether a nonresident state official subjects itself to personal-jurisdiction in another forum-state when it sends a single cease-and-desist-letter to…
19-1192 Missouri, ex rel. Key Insurance Company v. Marco A. Roldan, Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Jackson County, et al. Missouri 2020-04-02 Denied Response Waived due-process forum-state fourteenth-amendment liability-insurer long-arm-statute motor-vehicle-accident personal-jurisdiction Whether a court's exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident liability insurer violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Am…
19-1092 In Re TCT Mobile International Limited 2020-03-05 Denied Response Waived bristol-myers-squibb civil-procedure contact-attribution due-process eastern-district-of-texas federal-circuit forum-state mandamus nonresident-defendant personal-jurisdiction stream-of-commerce unilateral-activity venue Whether the Federal Circuit erred in denying mandamus and failing to correct a district court ruling finding personal jurisdiction over a nonresident …
19-6499 John Berman v. David Modell California 2019-11-05 Denied IFP benefit-analysis civil-procedure due-process forum-state intentional-tort long-arm-jurisdiction personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction Does a court err by requiring a plaintiff to show what 'benefit' the defendant derived from intentional and allegedly tortuous actions aimed at the pl…
19-305 Lisa Wilkins, et al. v. James Soler, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-09-05 Denied Response Waived due-process forum-state fourteenth-amendment law-enforcement personal-jurisdiction third-party-interactions Whether a court can, consistent with the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, exert personal jurisdiction over an out of state law enforcem…
18-1067 Ambac Assurance Corporation v. U.S. Bank National Association Minnesota 2019-02-14 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) constitutional-limits due-process forum-state in-rem-jurisdiction minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction trust trust-law trustee trustee-presence Whether a court may exercise in rem jurisdiction over a trust where the trust's primary assets are located outside the forum state
18-545 First Advantage Background Services Corp. v. Superior Court of California, San Mateo County, et al. California 2018-10-25 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) burden-of-proof class-action due-process fair-credit-reporting-act federal-statute forum-state fourteenth-amendment harm nationwide-class-action non-resident-defendant personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction Whether a state court may exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant in a nationwide class action when the alleged conduct …
18-167 MCC (Xiangtan) Heavy Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd. v. Liebherr Mining & Construction Equipment, Inc., dba Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. Virginia 2018-08-07 Denied civil-procedure civil-rights co-conspirators constitutional-law due-process forum-state nonresident-defendant personal-jurisdiction Whether the Due Process Clause permits a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant based on the contacts of the defendant's…
18-165 DHL Supply Chain v. DEX Systems, Inc. Ninth Circuit 2018-08-07 Denied calder-effects-test civil-procedure due-process electronic-server foreign-defendant forum-state internet-jurisdiction jurisdictional-analysis long-arm-statute minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction virtual-presence Whether a U.S. court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant based solely on the defendant's 'virtual presence' through electronic…