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Federal Court Rejects Jurisdiction Over French Manufacturer

By Sean Wajert on October 7, 2015
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

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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Supreme Court Issues General Jurisdiction Opinion

By Sean Wajert on January 21, 2014
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

The U.S. Supreme Court rued last week that defendant DaimlerChrysler Corp. could not be sued in in California over an Argentine subsidiary’s all…
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Another Federal Court Weighs In On Meaning of Nicastro

By Sean Wajert on January 13, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

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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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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Supreme Court Decides Two Personal Jurisdiction Cases

By Sean Wajert on June 29, 2011
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

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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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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Update on Jurisdiction Cases Pending in Supreme Court

By Sean Wajert on November 24, 2010
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

We alerted readers recently that the Supreme Court had granted review in two product liability cases that raise cutting edge personal jurisdiction iss…
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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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