A federal court in Mississippi has rejected the assertion of personal jurisdiction over a French medical device company. See Arnoult v. CL Med. Sarl,
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State Supreme Court Approves Exercise of Jursidiction – Again
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Regular readers of MassTortDefense know that one issue we try to keep an eye on is the exercise of personal jurisdiction over foreign product sellers …
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Another Federal Court Weighs In On Meaning of Nicastro
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We have tried to keep an eye out for lower court cases interpreting the Supreme Court decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro, as the lower…
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Fifth Circuit Given Opportunity to Clarify Impact of Nicastro
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Another federal appeals court will have an opportunity to assess the reach of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicas…
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Appeals Court Rejects Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer
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As we have noted for reader, lower courts continue to work to interpret and apply the Supreme Court’s decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicast…
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Lower Courts Grapple With Meaning of Nicastro (Part II)
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Last post we talked about a federal district court attempting to apply the Supreme Court’s decision in J.McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro. This tim…
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Lower Courts Grapple With Nicastro Meaning
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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 Supreme Court Directed to Reconsider Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendant
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The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month instructed Oregon’s supreme court to reconsider the state court’s exercise of jurisdiction over a Taiwanese …
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Helicopter Crash Case
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The Ninth Circuit recently decided a products case that raised issues of the government contractor defense, and a seldom litigated federal Rule of Civ…
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Supreme Court Decides Two Personal Jurisdiction Cases
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At the end of the term, the Supreme Court decided two important personal jurisdiction cases, J.McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro, U.S., No. 09-1343,…
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