On October 15, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Daimler AG v. Bauman. This case involves what is known as “personal jurisdiction,” which means that a court must possess jurisdiction over the parties to a given case before it may assert authority over them. There are a number of bases on which a court can acquire personal jurisdiction over a legal person, including a corporation. The question before the Supreme Court in this case is whether it violates due process for a federal court to exercise “general” personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation based solely on the fact that an indirect corporate subsidiary performs services on behalf of the foreign corporation in the state where the federal court is located. -- To discuss the case, we have Evan Young, who is a Senior Associate at the Austin office of Baker Botts. It should be noted that all expressions of opinion are those of Mr. Young rather than Baker Botts.