J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro
| J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro | |
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| Argued January 11, 2011 Decided June 27, 2011 | |
| Full case name | J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Robert Nicastro |
| Docket no. | 09-1343 |
| Citations | 564 U.S. 873 (more) 131 S. Ct. 2780; 180 L. Ed. 2d 765 |
| Holding | |
| A court may not exercise jurisdiction over a defendant that has not purposefully availed itself of doing business in the jurisdiction or placed goods in the stream of commerce in the expectation they would be purchased in the jurisdiction. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Plurality | Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Thomas |
| Concurrence | Breyer (in judgment), joined by Alito |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, 564 U.S. 873 (2011), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that a court may not exercise jurisdiction over a defendant that has not purposefully availed itself of doing business in the jurisdiction or placed goods in the stream of commerce in the expectation they would be purchased in the jurisdiction.