BNSF To High Court: State Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over BNSF In Injury Cases

Mealey's (March 9, 2017, 9:09 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The due process clause bars Montana state courts from exhibiting personal jurisdiction over BNSF Railway Co. in two personal injury cases, BNSF tells the U.S. Supreme Court in its Feb. 27 petitioner brief (BNSF Railway Company v. Kelli Tyrrell, as Special Administrator for the Estate of Brent T. Tyrrell, et al., No. 16-405, U.S. Sup.)....