Supreme Court Decision Alert - January 14, 2014

Keywords: personal jurisdiction, Class Action Fairness Act, "parens patriae", CAFA

Yesterday the Supreme Court issued two decisions, described below, of interest to the business community.

• Personal Jurisdiction—General Personal Jurisdiction Based on Subsidiary's or Affiliate's Activities in Forum State
• Class Action Fairness Act—Court Rejects Removal of Parens Patriae Suits As "Mass Actions" Under CAFA

Personal Jurisdiction—General Personal Jurisdiction Based on Subsidiary's or Affiliate's Activities in Forum State

DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965 (previously discussed in the April 22, 2013, Docket Report)

Constitutional principles of due process permit a defendant to be sued in the courts of a state (or, generally, in the federal courts within that state) only if the forum can exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Today, in Daimler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant will be subject to