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Case Details
Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared a jurisdiction-by-registration statute unconstitutional in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, a major victory for out-of-state businesses. The ruling aligns Pennsylvania jurisdictional law with US Supreme Court due process decisions, limiting general personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations to where they are 'at home.'
Additional Notes
Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared 42 Pa.C.S. § 5301(a)(2) unconstitutional in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, limiting general personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations to where they are 'at home,' aligning with Daimler and Goodyear.