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Employment – Virginia court had subject-matter jurisdiction over remote worker’s claims

Where a California-based company argued the Virginia courts lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the wage claims brought by a Virginia-based remote employee, this argument was r...

Domestic Abuse Injunction-Personal Jurisdiction

The petitioner, referred to as Jane, alleged that during their first in-person date after meeting on Facebook Dating, Ogbomeh sexually assaulted her by touching her breasts and pen...

Civil Procedure – No jurisdiction over collection action

Where employees previously obtained a judgment against their former employer, who was now out of business, and they then filed this action to enforce the judgment against the defun...

NOT AT HOME IN CALIFORNIA: Court Dismisses TCPA Vendor From Third-Party Suit For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction

Hi TCPAWorld! In Gaines v. LPC Survival, LTD, No. CV 25-9291-JFW(Ex), 2026 WL 1772724 (C.D. Cal. June 16, 2026), the United States District Court for the Central District of Califo...

Defamation lawsuit can proceed

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled no personal jurisdiction over California co-worker but allowed vicarious liability claims against Gilead Sciences. The post Defamation l...

Investor who Controlled Blockholder Director, Not Subject to Delaware Jurisdiction

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently analyzed whether the ultimate non-resident decisionmaker for a blockholder director was subject to personal jurisdiction in Delaware, based...

Supreme Court Reaffirms Strict Limits of Federal Jurisdiction in Removed Cases

Federal jurisdiction can disappear even after years of litigation, extensive discovery, and, in some cases, a completed trial. The U.S. Supreme Court underscored that reality in Ha...

Illinois Customers Not Enough to Create Lanham Act Standing Without Illinois Injury

Specialty Publishing Company v. UDA Technologies, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-3873, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 13, 2026) (Coleman, J.). Judge Coleman granted Defendant UDA Technologies’ Fed. R...

Texas Business Court Reaffirms Jurisdictional Standards in Real Estate Development Dispute