United States Supreme Court
BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, 16-405
In a suit brought in Montana state court under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. section 51 et seq., which makes railroads liable in money damages to their employees for on-the-job injuries, the Montana Supreme Court's decision that Montana courts could exercise general personal jurisdiction over the railroad defendant, because the railroad 'did business' in the State within the meaning of 45 U.S.C. section 56, is reversed where section 56 does not address personal jurisdiction over railroads.
Appellate Information
- Published 2017/05/30
Judges
- GINSBURG
Court
- United States Supreme Court