The constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s “registration statute,” which requires corporations that register to do business in Pennsylvania consent to the “general personal jurisdiction”.
Pennsylvania’s registration statute, which requires corporations that register to do business in Pennsylvania consent to the general personal jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, was the subject of oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2022.
A Virginia resident sued a Virginia company headquartered in Virginia over events that occurred in Virginia. And he filed his lawsuit in…… Pennsylvania. The Court heard argument earlier.
A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state.