Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A, § 2 (2026)

Domicile, organization or place of business for personal jurisdiction

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Section 2. A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person domiciled in, organized under the laws of, or maintaining his or its principal place of business in, this commonwealth as to any cause of action.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: Roch v. Mollica, 113 N.E.3d 820 (Mass. 2019).

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Roch v. Mollica, 113 N.E.3d 820 (Mass. 2019). “The judge responded that service of process is conceptually distinct from personal jurisdiction, and suggested that personal jurisdiction was improper here because the plaintiff's case had no connection to Massachusetts. The judge allowed the defendants' motion to dismiss in a…”

Kennedy v. Kennedy, 406 N.E.2d 409 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). · cites it 2× “” The long years of connection with Holyoke, the purchase of a marital domicil there in 1971, and the maintenance of voting registration there through 1972 pointed heavily to the characterization of George as a domiciliary of Massachusetts at the time the support order was…”

Hodas v. Morin, 442 Mass. 544 (Mass. 2004). “Second, personal jurisdiction is also proper.”

Taylor v. E. Connection Operating, Inc., 465 Mass. 191 (Mass. 2013). “Further, Massachusetts courts undoubtedly have personal jurisdiction over the defendant, which is headquartered in the Commonwealth, see G. L. c. 223A, § 2, and the Superior Court has subject matter jurisdiction over disputes of this nature.”

TriState HVAC Equip., LLP v. Big Belly Solar, Inc., 752 F. Supp. 2d 517 (E.D. Pa. 2010). “Big Belly’s principal place of business is Massachusetts, and because Big Belly is therefore subject to personal jurisdiction in Massachusetts, see Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A, § 2, Big Belly is deemed to reside in the District of Massachusetts for venue purposes.”

Morrill v. Tong, 453 N.E.2d 1221 (Mass. 1983). “113, 119 (1980) (where parties were born and married in Massachusetts, purchased a home here within two weeks of defendant’s departure, and where defendant was a legal and voting resident through the following year, in which separate support order was sought by plaintiff and…”

United States v. LaBombard, 107 F. Supp. 2d 57 (D. Mass. 2000). “M.G.L. c. 223A § 2; Mass.R.Civ.P. 4(d)(1).”

O'Grady v. Saf.-Kleen Sys., Inc. (D. Mass. 2020). · cites it 4× “If this Court can exercise general jurisdiction, however, the case will have to be remanded to Massachusetts Superior Court, as Safety-Kleen would then have its principal place of business in Massachusetts and thereby qualify as a citizen of Massachusetts, with the result that…”

A.I. Credit Corp. v. Barmack, Inc., 1993 Mass. App. Div. 92 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1993). “Jackson’s former Massachusetts residence is irrelevant under G.L.c. 223A, § 2 as the basis of jurisdiction asserted by a plaintiff must exist at the time the action is commenced.”

Chaturvedi v. Siddharth (D. Mass. 2021). “915, 924 (2011); Mass. Gen. L. ch. 223A, § 2. However, a court may also exercise general jurisdiction over an individual when he or she explicitly consents to that exercise.”

Atl. Specialty Ins. Co. v. MCMC, LLC (D. Mass. 2022). “1 The parties have not cited, and the Court is not aware of any cases that address the unique set of facts presently before the Court,2 that is whether a state may subject a now non-resident 1 This comports with Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A, § 2, which permits the exercise of…”

Ascend Capital LLC v. Moolex, LLC (D. Mass. 2023). “As to Epilog Health and Ascend Health Care, the counterclaim alleges that they are registered in Nevada and have engaged in commercial transactions with Chaturvedi and the CA- System, but provide no specific details on those transactions.”

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