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HDI Global SE v. Superior Court of California
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
- What it’s about
- HDI Global SE asked the Supreme Court to review whether a policy’s worldwide coverage provision allows courts in every covered jurisdiction to exercise authority over the insurer.
- Who it affects
- HDI’s request for Supreme Court review is over, but the Court did not decide whether worldwide coverage lets courts exercise authority over the insurer in every covered forum.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court dismissed HDI’s petition (ended its request for Supreme Court review) under Rule 46 without deciding the constitutional question.
Personal jurisdiction means a court’s authority over a defendant; the dispute asked whether a worldwide coverage promise can supply that authority in every covered place.
Question presented
Whether an insurer may constitutionally be subjected to personal jurisdiction in every forum within the geographic scope of a territory-of-coverage provision in an insurance policy, on the theory that a worldwide provision constitutes purposeful availment of the privilege of conducting activities within any and all jurisdictions.
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