Interesting Cert Grants From The Georgia Supreme Court

On February 1, 2021, the Georgia Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases that may have wide significance to attorneys practicing in Georgia.

In Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. McCall, Case No. S20G1368, Georgia Supreme Court will examine whether Georgia courts can exercise general personal jurisdiction over non-Georgia corporations that have registered to do business in Georgia. In the early 1990s, the Georgia Supreme Court held that Georgia law allowed a Georgia court to exercise general jurisdiction over a non-Georgia corporation that had registered to do business in Georgia. Under general personal jurisdiction, a company can be sued in Georgia for claims that have nothing to do with the company's activities in Georgia. In recent years, United States Supreme Court has significantly reduced the scope of general personal jurisdiction, finding that broad general personal jurisdiction violates due process. Pickup on those holdings, courts in other states have held