A Delaware federal judge has allowed a contractual suit against a German airplane-parts manufacturer to proceed, finding the court maintained personal jurisdiction over the company under Delaware’s long-arm statute.
Personal jurisdiction has been a hot-button issue for Delaware courts in recent months. In a pair of recent decisions, the Delaware Supreme Court has highlighted a judicial tug-of-war when it comes to issues of personal jurisdiction, interpreting state statutes to expand the basis to sue directors and officers on one hand and to limit the reach of state courts over foreign corporations on the other.
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