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Lower Courts Grapple With Nicastro Meaning

By Sean Wajert on November 11, 2011
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

We have posted before about the thorny and important issue of U.S. courts exercising personal jurisdiction over foreign product sellers. Earlier this …
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State Appeals Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Part Maker

By Sean Wajert on April 18, 2011
Posted in Articles

An Illinois appeals court recently held that Illinois courts may exercise jurisdiction over a French manufacturer of helicopter parts. Russell v. SNFA…
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Class Action Preclusion Case

By Sean Wajert on January 24, 2011
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Drug and Device

This week, we are going to explore some of the more interesting cases pending before the Supreme Court. In Smith v. Bayer Corp., No. 09-1205 (U.S., or…
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Use of Contingency Fee Private Counsel Appealed

By Sean Wajert on December 6, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

A variety of business groups have weighed in as amici, asking the Supreme Court to recognize how contingency fee arrangements by California counties a…
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Federal Court Rejects Nicastro Analysis of Personal Jurisdicition

By Sean Wajert on November 1, 2010
Posted in Articles

We don’t often post on orders denying a motion for reconsideration, but it’s worth noting that a federal trial court recently reaffirmed its earlier r…
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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Important Personal Jurisdiction Cases

By Sean Wajert on October 7, 2010
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

Last week, the Supreme Court granted review in two product liability cases that raise cutting edge personal jurisdiction issues that may not only impa…
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State Supreme Court Issues Noteworthy Personal Jurisdiction Opinion

By Sean Wajert on March 1, 2010
Posted in Articles

The New Jersey Supreme Court has recently ruled that a New Jersey court can exercise jurisdiction in a product liability action over a foreign manufac…
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