Asbestos Case Amici Outline Registration Statute Legitimacy, Limits

Mealey's (July 15, 2022, 1:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 10 U.S. Supreme Court amicus curiae briefs filed July 12 — five filed in support of neither party — amici outlined whether states can make consent to jurisdiction a condition of registering to do business in the state and if so what limits the court might place on such powers in an asbestos case against a railroad....