Ford Faces Stiff Headwinds at High Court Jurisdiction Clash (2)

Ford Motor Co.'s effort to limit a state’s jurisdiction over it in cases where a car was sold in another state met skepticism from members of the U.S. Supreme Court at oral argument Wednesday.

Several justices sought to go back to the underlying meaning of due process and questioned why an injured person shouldn’t be able to sue Ford in various hypothetical scenarios. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and others kept returning to the question of Ford’s advertising and other activities in all 50 states.

“You wouldn’t be in the car if you weren’t persuaded to buy it,” Roberts ...