World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
1980 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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World-Wide Volkswagen Corp v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court case involving strict products liability, personal injury and various procedural issues and considerations. The 1980 opinion, written by Justice Byron White, is included in the first-year civil procedure curriculum at nearly every American law school for its focus on personal jurisdiction.
Quick Facts World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, Argued October 3, 1979 Decided January 21, 1980 ...
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson | |
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Argued October 3, 1979 Decided January 21, 1980 | |
Full case name | World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson |
Docket no. | 78-1078 |
Citations | 444 U.S. 286 (more) 100 S. Ct. 559; 62 L. Ed. 2d 490 |
Holding | |
It is not enough that it is foreseeable that the defendant’s product would enter the forum state for that forum to obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant, instead the defendant must purposely avail itself of the forum state. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Burger, Stewart, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
Dissent | Brennan |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Blackmun |
Dissent | Blackmun |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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