Supreme Court Agrees To Review Personal Jurisdiction Question

Mealey's (January 27, 2020, 2:41 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17 agreed to decide whether a defendant can be subject to personal jurisdiction in a state even where none of its forum contacts caused the alleged injuries, an issue closely watched in the asbestos litigation context (Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, et al., No. 19-368, U.S. Sup.)....