Supreme Court Upholds State Laws on Corporate Suits and Registration.

The Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania law that requires corporations to consent to being sued in its courts as a condition for doing business in the state. The ruling may pave the way for other states to enact similar laws, giving injured consumers, workers, and others more choices of where to sue and subjecting corporations to suits in courts they may view as hostile to business. The decision came after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the Pennsylvania state line, which amplified the stakes of the case.