Jurisdiction refers to the competence of a court to adjudicate a dispute before it and can be, amongst others, determined as follows: The value of a monetary claim. The place where the cause of action ...
The court's decision will undoubtedly have a significant impact on products liability and mass tort litigation, and could potentially reshape modern principles of personal jurisdiction. Over the last ...
The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship will depend on one key phrase of the 14th Amendment: "subject to the ...
It is only a matter of time before the issue becomes ripe for Supreme Court review. Until then, counsel on both sides of the class action bar will have to carefully follow developments as they ...
JURIST Guest Columnist Arthur Hellman of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses the impact of the recently passed Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 on federal and state ...
Vermont has recently repealed its statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. As a result, Martin Giroux sued Paul Foley for allegedly abusing him 35 years before, apparently when the Giroux ...
State courts split on laws requiring companies to accept jurisdiction Plaintiff seeking to revive lawsuit over asbestos exposure April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case ...