Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist.
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Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist., 592 U.S. ___ (2021), was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving personal jurisdiction of a state court in product liability lawsuits. The case, consolidated with Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, involved two product liability lawsuits brought against the Ford Motor Company at the state level related to two drivers' injuries in separate accidents involving Ford's vehicles in Montana and Minnesota. Ford challenged the lawsuits as the vehicles in question were manufactured elsewhere so the states did not have personal jurisdiction over that conduct. The Supreme Court ruled in a 8–0 decision that because, under the Due Process Clause, the claims "arise out of or relate to" Ford's business and marketing activities, those activities gave sufficient claim for the states to assert personal jurisdiction over the liability lawsuits.
Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. | |
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Argued October 7, 2020 Decided March 25, 2021 | |
Full case name | Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, et al. |
Docket nos. | 19-368 19-369 |
Citations | 592 U.S. ___ (more) |
Holding | |
The connection between the plaintiffs’ claims and Ford’s activities in the forum States is close enough to support specific jurisdiction. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kagan, joined by Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Alito (in judgment) |
Concurrence | Gorsuch (in judgment), joined by Thomas |
Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Due Process Clause |