Abstract
BNSF Railway Company was sued in Montana state court for injuries to employees Robert Nelson and Brent Tyrrell. Neither Nelson nor Tyrrell worked for BNSF in Montana, nor did their injuries occur there. The Montana Supreme Court held that its courts were authorized to assert personal jurisdiction over BNSF by the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the FELA authorized personal jurisdiction and, if not, whether the state courts' exercise of personal jurisdiction violated due process.