Syngenta Crop Protections, LLC v. Nemeth
Petition for certiorari denied on October 6, 2025
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-1190 | Pa. Super. Ct. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2025 |
Issues: (1) Whether the commerce clause permits a state to condition an out-of-state company’s right to do business in that state on the company’s submission to personal jurisdiction in any suits that are brought there; and (2) whether the due process clause is violated where, as here, an out-of-state defendant without substantial operations in a state complies with a registration requirement that conditions the right to do business in that state on the registrant’s submission to personal jurisdiction in any suits that are brought there.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/19/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2025) |
| 06/05/2025 | Waiver of right of respondent Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to respond filed. |
| 06/05/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 20, 2025 to August 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/06/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 4, 2025, for all respondents. |
| 06/20/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. |
| 06/20/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of CropLife America filed. |
| 06/20/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, et al. filed. |
| 08/04/2025 | Brief of respondents Douglas Nemeth, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 08/20/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025. |
| 08/20/2025 | Reply of petitioners Syngenta Crop Protections, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/06/2025 | Petition DENIED. |