Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co

Decided June 27, 2023. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-1168 · 600 U.S. 122 (2023) · Cited 102 times

Holding

A Pennsylvania law requiring out-of-state companies that register to do business in Pennsylvania to agree to appear in Pennsylvania courts on “any cause of action” against them comports with the Due Process Clause under Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co., 243 U. S. 93 (1917).

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Daimler AG v. Bauman · 571 U.S. 117 (2014)
• Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co. · 243 U.S. 93 (1917)
• Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee · 456 U.S. 694 (1982)
• Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown · 564 U.S. 915 (2011)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCH · 59 U.S. 404 (1856)
• Davis v. Farmers Co-Operative Equity Co. · 262 U.S. 312 (1923)
• Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 308 U.S. 165 (1939)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• Old Wayne Mut. Life Assn. of Indianapolis v. McDonough · 204 U.S. 8 (1907)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore · 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Campbell · 538 U.S. 408 (2003)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. · 342 U.S. 437 (1952)
• Hess v. Pawloski · 274 U.S. 352 (1927)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• Healy v. Beer Institute · 491 U.S. 324 (1989)
• St. Clair v. Cox · 106 U.S. 350 (1882)
• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice · 434 U.S. 429 (1978)
• Granholm v. Heald · 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
• Michigan Central Railroad v. Mix · 278 U.S. 492 (1929)
• Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742 (1970)

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