Ford Motor: Supreme Court Updates Specific Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine — 1 L&LP Credit

The Ford Motor Co. decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2021 has huge ramifications in the area of specific personal jurisdiction. The decision raised immediate questions regarding the status and contours of the Court's personal jurisdiction jurisprudence. While some issues were clarified, others were muddied.

In this important 60-minute June 28, 2021 presentation, Michael J. Hutter, Esquire, a nationally-recognized expert in federal jurisdiction and practice, provides a useful and valuable explanation and analysis of Ford Motor. He also gives numerous practical hypotheticals.

Mr. Hutter is Professor of Law at Albany Law School where he teaches Evidence, Federal Jurisdiction/Practice, and other courses. He has received numerous honors, including the Albany Law School Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Schenectady County Bar Association's President's Award. Mr. Hutter is also Special Counsel to the Albany, New York law firm of Powers & Santola, LLP.

Major topics include:
"Jurisdictional crossroads"
Personal jurisdiction
Specific jurisdiction
Significance of Ford Motor
Ford Motor takeaways
Practical hypotheticals

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