New Jersey courts and litigants have spent the past month or so facing new arguments in battles over admission of scientific expert testimony, since the Supreme Court handed down a decision entitled In re Accutane Litig., 2018 N.J. LEXIS 988 (Aug. 1, 2018).
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New Jersey Court Holds Same-Sex Spouse Can sue for Bystander Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
In 1980, the New Jersey Supreme Court in Portee v. Jaffe, 84 NJ 88 (1980) ruled that a parent could recover damages for bystander negligent infliction of emotional distress as a result of watching their young child suffer and die in an accident caused by a defendant's negligence.
Special Master’s recommendation in Kim Young denying Avon’s objections on FNC
On September 16, 2018, New York City Asbestos Litigation (“NYCAL”) Special Master Shelley Rossoff Olsen issued a recommendation in the Kim Young matter, overruling Avon’s objection on forum non conveniens grounds to the matter’s inclusion in the October 2017 In Extremis cluster.
New York’s First AD Decision issued today
On September 13, 2018, the First Department of the Appellate Division released its decision in the Thomas McGlynn matter.
Delaware Superior Court holds the Court does not have personal jurisdiction over out-of-state residents in talc cases
On September 10, 2018, Judge Charles Butler of the Delaware Superior Court held that the Court did not have personal jurisdiction over nonresident plaintiffs in talc cases.
Can a Foreign Corporation Be Sued in Connecticut by Merely Having a Website and Internet Presence Accessible by Connecticut Customers?
Recently, in Roberts v. Crabtree RV Ctr., Inc., the Court (Calmer, J.) granted the defendant Crabtree RV Center Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss the plaintiff’s Complaint on the ground that the Court lacked personal jurisdiction. Superior Court, judicial district of New London, Docket No. CV-17-6030768-S, 2018 Conn. Super. LEXIS 989 (May 17, 2018).
Pennsylvania Superior Court holds that foreign companies registered to do business in Pennsylvania are subject to the courts’ general jurisdiction
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has unanimously held that foreign companies registered to do business in Pennsylvania have consented to general personal jurisdiction.
Authentication of Deposition Excerpts in Motions for Summary Judgment
A long raging battle in the Connecticut Superior Court is the proper procedure for “authenticating” deposition excerpts filed in support or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment.
You Don’t Have to Be a Celebrity to Be Sued Like One: Liability for Social Media and Blogging Content
Online content has the ability to spread like wildfire. Social media and blog postings can go viral moments after being posted, often by publishers who had no idea of the impact it would have upon being posted.
The Basics of Federal Court Removal
In a previous article, we examined the prerequisites for a Court to exercise in personam jurisdiction over a Defendant. Equally important for defense counsel is to determine whether the case can be removed to federal court.