Join us to learn about seminal personal jurisdiction cases and Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District.  The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ford in October 2020.  As we await the Court’s decision, Professors Rodger Citron and Laura Dooley, who teach Civil Procedure, discuss the case with Professor Zablotsky, who teaches Torts.   

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Pennoyer v. Neff.  International Shoe.  Sound familiar? These seminal personal jurisdiction cases haunt the memories of first-year law students.  For litigators, personal jurisdiction matters well after your first semester of law school. 

Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court has taken an interest in personal jurisdiction doctrine.  Currently pending before the Court is Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District (“Ford”), involving specific personal jurisdiction doctrine.   

The Court heard oral argument in Ford in October 2020.  As we await the Court’s decision, Professors Rodger Citron and Laura Dooley, who teach Civil Procedure, met online to discuss the case with Professor Peter Zablotsky in a podcast sponsored by the Touro Law Review. 

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