No. 23A70

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2023-07-25
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: due-process-clause foreign-manufacturer fourteenth-amendment nationwide-market nicastro personal-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

This is an application for an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari, not a petition for certiorari itself. The document does not contain a "Question(s) Presented" section in the traditional sense.

However, the document does present a jurisdictional question in paragraph 1:

Whether a foreign manufacturer is subject to jurisdiction based on conduct directed to the United States as a whole.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a foreign manufacturer's conduct directed to the United States market as a whole, rather than to a particular state, provides a sufficient basis for a state court to exercise personal jurisdiction over the manufacturer under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Docket Entries

2023-08-28
Application (23A70) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 2, 2023.
2023-08-24
Application (23A70) to extend further the time from September 2, 2023 to October 2, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.
2023-07-26
Application (23A70) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 2, 2023.
2023-07-21
Application (23A70) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 3, 2023 to October 2, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al.
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Petitioner