· 1/31/1991
Thomas F. BANE, Appellant v. NETLINK, INC.
Citations
- 925 F.2d 637
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 1252
- 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,536
- 54 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1566
- 1991 WL 8375
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a statute explicitly listing “consent” as a basis for personal jurisdiction over corporate defendants established personal jurisdiction
- holding Pennsylvania statute explicitly listing “qualification as a foreign corporation” as a basis for personal jurisdiction over corporate defendants established consent to general personal jurisdiction
- “[R]egistration by a foreign corporation carries with it consent to be sued in Pennsylvania courts.”
- “Consent is a traditional basis for assertion of jurisdiction long upheld as constitutional.”
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Judges: Sloviter, Scirica, Alito
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