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He contended that the lower court correctly applied California law to attribute the subsidiary's contacts to the parent.","Justice Kagan questioned whether the attribution standard matters if no general jurisdiction exists over Daimler. She asked if attributing all subsidiary contacts still fails to establish jurisdiction over the parent. 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Bauman","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:24.545968Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:24.546002Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Daimler AG disputes a lower court finding that it faces general jurisdiction in California. Plaintiffs seek to sue the German parent for worldwide conduct.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 21-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 21-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 47-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 15-33"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2013-10-15T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2013","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/11-965.html","primary_docket":"11-965","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T20:15:01.271032Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["This case tests the limits of general jurisdiction. General jurisdiction lets a court hear any claim against a defendant. It usually requires the defendant to be essentially at home in that state. Daimler AG is a German company. Its U. S. subsidiary operates in California. Plaintiffs want to sue Daimler AG in California."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 21-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 21-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 47-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 15-33"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 15, 2013."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Daimler AG wants the Court to rule that California lacks general jurisdiction over it. It seeks to dismiss the case and prevent global suits in California.","Plaintiffs want the Court to uphold the lower court finding. They seek to keep the case in California and sue Daimler AG for worldwide conduct."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 21-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 21-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 47-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 15-33"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Daimler AG argues that due process limits general jurisdiction. It claims a foreign parent is not at home in a state just because a subsidiary operates there. It asserts the subsidiary's contacts cannot be attributed to the parent for jurisdiction purposes.","Plaintiffs argue that the subsidiary's deep ties to California make the parent at home there. They contend that corporate form should not shield the parent from liability for global acts. They assert that California law allows attributing the subsidiary's contacts to the parent."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 21-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 21-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 47-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 15-33"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Ginsburg asked if the Court would reach the main question if the subsidiary lacked general jurisdiction.","Justice Scalia asked if California cases previously disregarded the corporate form in similar contexts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 43-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 45-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 45-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 9-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 21-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 21-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 3-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 3-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 7-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 7-7"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines where foreign companies can be sued for global conduct. It sets the standard for attributing a subsidiary's local presence to a parent company. The outcome shapes the balance between state power and corporate mobility. It affects how plaintiffs access courts for international claims. It clarifies the constitutional limits on general jurisdiction for multinationals."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 21-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 21-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 47-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 15-33"}]},{"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 3, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 43-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 45-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 45-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 9-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 21-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 21-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 3-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 3-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 7-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 7-7"}]}],"slug":"2013-11-965-daimler-ag-v-bauman","term":"2013","title":"Can a foreign company be sued in California for global claims?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 21-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 21-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 47-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2013/11-965_g2hk.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 15-33"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}