Citation: 398 U.S. 144, 90 S. Ct. 1598, 26 L. Ed. 2d 142 (1970) This case brief examines Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co (2), a United States Supreme Court decision that addressed the proper… Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co

Citation 437 U.S. 365, 98 S. Ct. 2396, 57 L. Ed. 2d 274 (1978) Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger is a leading United States Supreme Court decision on the limits of federal diversity… Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger

Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court decision addressing the limits of federal diversity jurisdiction and the scope of ancillary jurisdiction. The Court’s ruling clarified… Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley is one of the most foundational cases in American civil procedure, especially with respect to federal question jurisdiction. The United States Supreme Court used this case to articulate… Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley (1908)

Finley v. United States is a significant Supreme Court decision that shaped how federal courts interpret jurisdiction under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The ruling addressed whether a plaintiff who brings an FTCA claim… Finley v. United States (1989)

Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714 (1878), is one of the most influential Supreme Court decisions in American civil procedure. The case established the territorial limits of state court jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause… Pennoyer v. Neff (1878)

Hess v. Pawloski is a foundational Supreme Court decision that shaped the modern understanding of personal jurisdiction over non-resident motorists. Decided in 1927, the case addressed whether a state could designate a public official as… Hess v. Pawloski

Harris v. Balk is a landmark United States Supreme Court case that illustrates the unusual and highly formalistic jurisdictional rules that existed before the Court adopted the modern International Shoe “minimum contacts” framework in 1945. … Harris v. Balk

The case Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC v. Union Pacific R.R. Co. concerns a discovery dispute in a federal antitrust lawsuit. The plaintiffs accused several railroad companies of conspiring to fix fuel rates and surcharges,… Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.

Rao v. Era Alaska Airlines is a federal district court decision that deals with the question of whether a Maryland court may exercise personal jurisdiction over an Alaska-based airline whose only operations occur within the… Rao v. Era Alaska Airlines