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Civil Procedure Keyed to Glannon
Worldwide Volkswagen v. Woodson
Citation:
444 U.S. 286 (1980)ProfessorBrittany L. Raposa
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Facts
While driving to their new home in Arizona, the Robinsons, who had purchased a car the year before from Petitioner Seaway, in New York, were involved in and sustained injuries from an auto accident. The accident occurred in Oklahoma. The Robinsons brought a product liability against against Petitioners (and others) in state court in Oklahoma after the accident, claiming that defective design and construction of the car caused their injuries. Petitioners claimed that the Oklahoma court lacked jurisdiction over them; Seaway was incorporated and had its principal place of business in New York, and World-Wide Volkswagen was incorporated and had its business office in New York. The Oklahoma state court rejected the Petitioners’ lack of jurisdiction claim, and denied their motion for reconsideration. Petitioners sought a writ of prohibition from the Oklahoma Supreme Court to restrain the lower court form exercising jurisdiction. The Oklahoma Supreme court denied the writ. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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Personal Jurisdiction