Client Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Registering To Do Business In A State May Provide Consent To General Jurisdiction In The State

June 28, 2023

In this client alert, we discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Mallory v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., 600 U.S. __ (2023), which upheld the constitutionality of state “consent by registration” statutes.  We also offer some thoughts on how corporate entities can prepare to respond to the inevitable forum shopping that the decision invites.