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World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson | 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
Companies sell products that end up all over the country. Can the product’s sellers be forced to litigate wherever those products happen to go haywire? And does a special rule apply for products, such as cars, that are designed to move from place to place? This case, World-Wide Volkswagen versus Woodson, addressed these issues.
Harry and Kay Robinson bought a new Audi in New York in 1976. The next year, they decided to move to Arizona, so they and their two kids drove west. Along the way, they passed through Oklahoma, and a reckless driver rear-ended their Audi. The car caught fire, injuring Mrs. Robinson and both children.
The Robinsons filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma state court, claiming that the car’s gas tank and fuel system had been designed improperly. They named four corporate defendants, including the car’s distributor and the dealer from which they’d bought their Audi. The dealer, Seaway, operated only in New York. And the distributor—somewhat misleadingly called World-Wide Volkswagen—operated only on the east coast. Both lacked any ties to Oklahoma and argued, in a special appearance, that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over them.
The trial court disagreed and allowed the case to proceed against World-Wide and Seaway then challenged that decision at the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
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