Establishing Personal Jurisdiction: Responding to the Next Wave of Cases Following BMS

July 19, 2019 10:30am

Matthew A. Goldberg

Matthew A. Goldberg
Partner
DLA Piper LLP (US) (Philadelphia, PA)

Mitchell P. Morinec
Shareholder
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)

David M. Rice

David M. Rice
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs (San Francisco, CA)

  • Reviewing recent court decisions affecting personal jurisdiction in automotive product liability cases
  • Applying personal jurisdiction principles post-BMS to automotive cases
  • Determining whether consent is sufficient to support a general basis of jurisdiction
  • Examining the hurdles and challenges with jurisdiction when multiple sites are claimed
  • Overcoming difficulties with personal jurisdiction cases where the vehicle sold does not match where the litigation is filed
  • Assessing circumstances related to waiver of personal jurisdiction