Reaffirming Personal Jurisdiction Limits At High Court

By Grant Esposito, Brian Matsui and Bryan Leitch (June 1, 2017, 11:13 AM EDT) -- It seems like it happens every spring: Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a state court's expansive view of personal jurisdiction.  In BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, the Supreme Court reversed the Montana Supreme Court's ruling that state courts may exercise general personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants when adjudicating claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA)....

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