No. 25-983

Société Générale De Banque Au Liban, S.A.L. v. Ester Lelchook, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Martin Lelchook, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-19
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: asset-acquisition due-process-clause forum-contacts general-jurisdiction personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Due Process Clause allows courts to exercise personal jurisdiction by imputing an unaffiliated nonparty's forum contacts to a defendant with no forum contacts of its own.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause allows courts to exercise personal jurisdiction by imputing an unaffiliated nonparty's forum contacts to a defendant with no forum contacts of its own

Docket Entries

2026-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
2026-01-07
Application (25A782) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 13, 2026.
2025-12-31
Application (25A782) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2026 to February 13, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Société Générale de Banque au Liban S.A.L.
Michael Hugh McGinleyDechert LLP, Petitioner