A Philadelphia judge has dealt a blow to the increasingly popular argument that Pennsylvania’s unique corporate registration statute gives state courts jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold New recently ruled that Pennsylvania’s corporate registration law, which requires out-of-state companies to submit to general jurisdiction as a condition of doing business here, violates the due process clause of the constitution, and therefore cannot form the basis for jurisdiction.

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