June 2011

Ansa Assuncao LLP Prevails before the United States Supreme Court in Landmark Personal Jurisdiction Case

On June 27, 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro. An Ansa Assuncao team from New Jersey and Baltimore secured an important victory in a case that for the first time in 24 years brought before the Court the contours of the defendant's liberty right to be free from personal jurisdiction in a state where the defendant had no deliberate contacts. A copy of the opinion is available here.

Arthur Fergenson argues J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro before the Supreme Court

On January 11, 2011, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro. An Ansa Assuncao team from New Jersey and Baltimore obtained certiorari in a case that for the first time in 24 years brought before the Court the contours of the defendant's liberty right to be free from personal jurisdiction in a state where the defendant had no deliberate contacts. Recognizing the importance of this case to the business community, DRI has set aside an hour and a half for a webcast in which Ansa Assuncao's Arthur Fergenson, who argued the case before the Supreme Court, will offer his insights on what corporations can do to protect against and combat unfair assertions of jurisdiction. Information about the webcast is available here.