Supreme Court Permits Consent-By-Registration In Employee’s Asbestos Suit

Mealey's (June 27, 2023, 12:40 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pennsylvania law requiring that companies consent to jurisdiction when registering to do business permits a Virginia resident’s asbestos suit against the Virginia-based railroad that formerly employed him in Ohio and Virginia, a divided U.S. Supreme Court said June 27....