Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2019 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
The Due Process Clause permits a state court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant only when the plaintiff’s 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 plaintiff’s claims, such that the plaintiff’s claims would be the same even if the defendant had no forum contacts.
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that specific jurisdiction may lie so long as the plaintiff’s claims and a defendant’s in-state conduct are sufficiently related, even absent a direct causal relationship between the two
March 25, 2021
Click here to view the opinion. The U.S. Chamber filed coalition amicus briefs at the cert. stage and merits stage opposing this result.
U.S. Chamber files coalition merits-stage amicus brief urging Supreme Court to reaffirm that specific personal jurisdiction requires a substantial causal connection between the defendant’s forum contacts and the plaintiff’s asserted claim
March 06, 2020
Click here to view the U.S. Chamber’s coalition merits-stage amicus brief. The U.S. Chamber previously filed a brief supporting cert.
Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel E. Jones, and Carmen N. Longoria-Green of Mayer Brown LLP served as co-counsel for the amici.
Cert. petition granted
January 17, 2020
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reaffirm that specific personal jurisdiction requires a substantial causal connection between the defendant’s forum contacts and the plaintiff’s asserted claim
October 21, 2019
Click here to view the amicus brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber, National Association of Manufacturers, and American Tort Reform Association.
Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, and Daniel E. Jones of Mayer Brown LLP served as co-counsel for the amici.
Case Documents
- Cert. Petition -- Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Appendix -- Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber et al. Amicus Brief -- Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber, et al. Amicus Brief (merits) -- Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf