Protecting Foreign Parent Corporations from Personal Jurisdiction in the US | Practical Law

Protecting Foreign Parent Corporations from Personal Jurisdiction in the US | Practical Law

This Article discusses the issues that US courts consider in determining whether a US corporation's US contacts may subject its foreign parent to the jurisdiction of US courts. It also examines what foreign parent corporations can do to limit their exposure to lawsuits in the US.

Protecting Foreign Parent Corporations from Personal Jurisdiction in the US

Practical Law Article 5-502-8077 (Approx. 7 pages)

Protecting Foreign Parent Corporations from Personal Jurisdiction in the US

by Philip D. Robben and Michael J. Maloney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Law stated as of 12 Jul 2010USA (National/Federal)
This Article discusses the issues that US courts consider in determining whether a US corporation's US contacts may subject its foreign parent to the jurisdiction of US courts. It also examines what foreign parent corporations can do to limit their exposure to lawsuits in the US.