Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist.

Decided March 25, 2021. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-368 · 592 U.S. 351 · Cited 1,735 times

The connection between plaintiffs’ product-liability claims arising from car accidents occurring in each plaintiff’s State of residence and Ford’s activities in those States is sufficient to support specific jurisdiction in the respective State courts even though the automobiles involved in the accidents were manufactured and sold elsewhere.

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