Personal Injury and Foreign Companies

Wrongful death lawsuits are some of the most serious charges in Utah and the rest of the United States. Suing a company for wrongful death can be a long and complicated process. This process can be even longer and more complicated when the offending company is located outside the country. 

Personal injury lawyers are able to sort out all the legal matters and make a lawsuit easier to file and support. Here are some things that everyone should know about suing a foreign company.

First of all there are two different types of corporations in legal law. The first is a domestic corporation. This kind of corporation or business is based and licensed out of the same state. For example, Fusion 360 Studios is a local company based out of Utah. They would be considered a domestic corporation inside the state.

Outside the state of Utah, this same company would be known as a foreign corporation, even though they are still based in the same country. A foreign corporation is any company based out of another state or another country aside from the state the offense occurs in. Filing wrongful death lawsuits against foreign corporations are some of the most difficult.

One of the things that the court will take into account when a lawsuit is filed is how much of a presence the company has in the state. If the company is located outside the state and only interacts with the state through shipping then suing is not as probable. The lawsuit would need to be filed in the state the company is based out of.

If the company has employees and offices within the state, they usually are considered to be “transacting business” and suing the company for wrongful death or other offense can be much more probable. This part of the legal process has not been fully defined and may change from case to case. This is part of the reason why a personal injury lawyer can help sort things out.

A court will take all of these things into consideration when deliberating the case. They will also consider convenience as an important factor. For example: it is usually easier for a company to send a delegate to represent them in court rather than to have the plaintiff fly across the nation multiple times.

Each and every case in Utah and across the United States is different. Courts and lawyers are regularly changing the way things are handled on a case-by-case basis.

Nate Myers is a legal writer reporter for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. Information provided by Robert J Debry.