Pennsylvania District Court Finds Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Manufacturer Under Consent-by-Registration Statute

 In the case of Blade v. Sig Sauer, Inc., No. 2:25-CV-06645-MAK (E.D. Pa. March 5, 2026 Kearney, J.), the Eastern District Federal Court ruled that a lawsuit against Sig Sauer, a gun manufacturer, would remain in Pennsylvania in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in the case of Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway which provided the court with jurisdiction over this out-of-state company.

According to the Opinion, the gun manufacturer had moved to dismiss the case based on an argument that the court lacked personal jurisdiction because Pennsylvania’s “consent-by-registration” statute allegedly violated the dormant commerce clause and was unconstitutional under the due process clause.

The Eastern District federal court rejected these arguments and ruled that, in light of the Mallory decision, the court had general personal jurisdiction over the lawsuit because the gun manufacturer had consented to such jurisdiction by registering to do business in Pennsylvania.

The court additionally ruled that Pennsylvania’s registration clause did not violate the due process or the dormant commerce clauses as applied to the Defendant.

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Source: Article – “Gun Malfunction Litigation Will Remain in Pa., Thanks to Controversial US Supreme Court Jurisdiction Decision” By Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer (March 11, 2026).

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