Supreme Court Docket Report - September 28, 2010
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Supreme Court Docket Report - September 28, 2010
Originally published September 28, 2010
Keywords: personal jurisdiction, Volkswagen Corp, Woodson, certification rulings, government contracts, state secrets, General Dynamic, Boeing, FOIA, FCC, AT&T Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in seven cases of interest to the business community: Personal Jurisdiction—General Personal Jurisdiction Based on "Stream of Commerce" Class Actions—Preclusive Effect of Federal Class Certification Rulings Federal Contractors—Private Rights of Action—Third-Party Beneficiaries Government Contracts—"State Secrets" Privilege Freedom of Information Act—Corporations False Claims Act—"Public Disclosure" Bar Bankruptcy—Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction Personal Jurisdiction—General Personal Jurisdiction Based on "Stream of Commerce" A defendant can be sued in a particular state only if the defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in that state. Whether a defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in a particular state depends on the nature of the defendant's contacts with the state. In World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980), the Supreme Court recognized that a state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a defendant "that delivers its products into the stream of commerce with the expectation that they will be purchased by consumers in the forum State." Id. ...See the full content of this document
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