No. 25A1057

Samsung SDI Company, Limited v. Shawn Peters

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2026-03-24
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: consumer-injury ford-motor-relatedness-test foreign-manufacturer lithium-ion-batteries personal-jurisdiction unauthorized-distribution
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the relatedness test established in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court permits a state court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a foreign manufacturer based on the manufacturer's sales to authorized corporate clients when the plaintiff's injury arises from a product purchased through unauthorized third-party distribution channels

Docket Entries

2026-03-25
Application (25A1057) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 30, 2026.
2026-03-20
Application (25A1057) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 31, 2026 to April 30, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
Roy T. Englert Jr.Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP, Petitioner