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It affects how companies structure their global operations. It shapes the reach of state courts over international business."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 50-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 50-32"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 18-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 18-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-4"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 12-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 12-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 30-40","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 30-40"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 8-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 8-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 18-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 18-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 34-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 34-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 6-10","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 6-10"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 18-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 18-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 34-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 34-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 42-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 42-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 48-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 48-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 32-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 32-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 38-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 38-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 52-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 52-8"}]}],"slug":"2010-10-76-goodyear-dunlop-tires-operations-s-a-v-brown","term":"2010","title":"Can a state court hear claims against a foreign parent company for acts by its subsidiaries elsewhere?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 50-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 50-32"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 18-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 18-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-76.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-4"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}