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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5308 (2026)

 Necessary minimum contacts.

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§ 5308.  Necessary minimum contacts.

The tribunals of this Commonwealth may exercise jurisdiction under this subchapter only where the contact with this Commonwealth is sufficient under the Constitution of the United States.

(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)

 

1978 Amendment.  Act 53 added section 5308.

Cross References.  Section 5308 is referred to in section 2576 of Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Romann v. Geissenberger Mfg. Corp., 865 F. Supp. 255 (E.D. Pa. 1994).
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Romann v. Geissenberger Mfg. Corp., 865 F. Supp. 255 (E.D. Pa. 1994). · cites it 2× “1993); 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. §§ 5308, 5322(b). Thus, “the court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over .”
Arch v. Am. Tobacco Co., Inc., 984 F. Supp. 830 (E.D. Pa. 1997). “, whether the court’s assertion of jurisdiction complies with the constitutional requirement of due process as articulated in the personal jurisdiction context.”
Clark v. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., 811 F. Supp. 1061 (M.D. Penn. 1993). “42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. §§ 5308, 5322(b). Thus, in Pennsylvania the statutory assessment of jurisdiction collapses into the constitutional one.”
Fields v. Ramada Inn, Inc., 816 F. Supp. 1033 (E.D. Pa. 1993). “Finally, 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 5308 provides that this court may exercise jurisdiction “only where the contact with this Commonwealth is sufficient under the Constitution of the United States.”
Goodsport Mgmt. (USA), Inc. v. Special Events, Inc., 71 F. Supp. 2d 477 (E.D. Pa. 1999). “1996); 42 Pa.C.S. § 5308, § 53¿2(b). First, the due process clause protects an individual’s liberty interest in not being subject to the binding judgments of a forum with which he has established no meaningful contacts, ties or relations and thus the defendant must have made…”
McHugh v. Vertical Partners West (M.D. Penn. 2020). “42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 5308 , 5322(b). Thus, the court’s analysis will be confined to the constitutional requirements.”
McHugh v. Vertical Partners West (M.D. Penn. 2020). “42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 5308 , 5322(b). Thus, the court’s analysis will be confined to the constitutional requirements.”
Mahone v. Johnson Controls, Inc. (M.D. Penn. 2024). “42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 5308 , 5322(b). Thus, the court’s analysis will be confined to the constitutional requirements.”
Habas Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal A.S. v. Int'l Tech. & Knowledge Co., Inc. (W.D. Pa. 2021). “Pennsylvania also authorizes exercise of the jurisdiction of its courts over non-residents “where the contact is sufficient under the Constitution of the United States,” 42 Pa. C.S. § 5308, and “to the fullest extent allowed under the Constitution of the United States and may be…”
Paciulli v. India Garments, Inc. (W.D. Pa. 2025). “Pennsylvania also authorizes exercise of the jurisdiction of its courts over non-residents “where the contact is sufficient under the Constitution of the United States,” 42 Pa. C.S. § 5308, and “to the fullest extent allowed under the Constitution of the United States and may be…”
Paciulli v. India Garments, Inc. (D.N.J. 2025). “Pennsylvania also authorizes exercise of the jurisdiction of its courts over non-residents “where the contact is sufficient under the Constitution of the United States,” 42 Pa. C.S. § 5308, and “to the fullest extent allowed under the Constitution of the United States and may be…”
Riverside Mem'l Mausoleum v. UMET Trust, 32 Pa. D. & C.3d 472 (1980). “§5322(b), see also, 42 Pa. C.S. §5308; Reliance for exercising personal jurisdiction over the individual defendants is based on acts of agents in transacting business and in interfering with contractual obligations.”
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