In 'Behrens v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.', the Second Circuit addressed a question of first impression in the circuit: whether a district court is required to exercise subject-matter jurisdiction where ...

Successful objections to subject matter jurisdiction can operate like a King’s-X for illegal behavior – a hole in the rule of law. Where there is no subject matter jurisdiction, fairness, truth, and ...

It’s not surprising that Vice Chancellor Zurn’s recent, first-impression decision in In re Coinmint, LLC, aligning itself with rulings in many other states including New York, found that Delaware ...

What does it mean for a court to have or not have “jurisdiction”? Jurisdiction is a word in American jurisprudence meaning whether a court has the authority to hear a case before it. Actually, there ...

A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge didn't have subject-matter jurisdiction to enter a final order regarding the constitutionality of Arkansas' mask-mandate ban, the state Supreme Court ruled ...

From Wednesday's decision by District Judge Cogan (E.D.N.Y.) in Coward v. Nat'l Railroad Passenger Corp.: The lack of knowledge of the membership of a limited liability company or limited partnership ...