Supreme Court Rules Against Norfolk Southern Railway in Pennsylvania Case
In a fractured ruling that may invite a future constitutional challenge, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld by 5–4 a unique Pennsylvania law that requires companies to face litigants in its state courts when they register to do business in the state.
Pennsylvania is reportedly the only state with this kind of law.
The court vacated the judgment of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and remanded the case to that court, directing it to take a second look at a lawsuit a former Norfolk Southern Railway Co. brought against the company in a state where it is not based.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion (pdf) of the U.S. Supreme Court in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (court file 21-1168)….