Judge Finds Post-1978 Registration Creates Pennsylvania Jurisdiction

Mealey's (March 21, 2018, 11:18 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — Out-of-state companies that remained registered in Pennsylvania after the state enacted a law recognizing registration as creating jurisdiction are subject to suit in the state, a federal judge held March 19, though she dismissed the “overwhelmingly conclusory” claims (Thomas D. Gorton II, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 17-1110, M.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44152)....