MCC (Xiangtan) Heavy Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd. v. Liebherr Mining & Construction Equipment Inc.
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on October 15, 2018.
Issue
Whether the due process clause permits a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant based on the contacts of the defendant"s alleged co-conspirators with the forum state, as the court below held; or whether the due process analysis looks only to the defendant"s own contacts with the forum state and not those of alleged co-conspirators, as the Nebraska and Texas Supreme Courts have held.
Aug 3, 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 6, 2018)Sep 6, 2018Brief of respondent Liebherr Mining & Construction Equipment, Inc., d/b/a Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. in opposition filed.Sep 24, 2018Reply of petitioner MCC (Xiangtan) Heavy Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
Oct 15, 2018Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: MCC (Xiangtan) Heavy Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd. v. Liebherr Mining & Construction Equipment Inc., SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/mcc-xiangtan-heavy-industrial-equipment-co-ltd-v-liebherr-mining-construction-equipment-inc/