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Recent SCOTUS decision suggests you can be sued in any state

August 2023 employment law letter
Authors: 
Ken Bryant and Madeline Hughes, Burr & Forman LLP

A recent (and surprising) ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court may allow businesses to be sued in states where they have little connection. The Court ruled 5-4 to uphold a Pennsylvania law that requires a corporation to consent to the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania courts over them as a condition of registering to do business there.

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