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Out-of-State Companies Face Increased Litigation Risk Under Illinois's Proposed Jurisdictional Law

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Illinois is known for large verdicts in toxic tort cases, and the state has become a prime venue for forum shopping by plaintiffs’ attorneys. Illinois Senate Bill 328, if signed into law, will make it easier for plaintiffs to...more

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Merely Manufacturing PFAS Isn't Enough (Yet) to Make You Responsible for Cleaning Them Up

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This morning we have a seventy five page decision by a Federal District Court Judge in New York dismissing a lawsuit by a water supplier against the nation's most well-known manufacturer of PFAS to recover the costs of...more

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Missouri Court Vacates Talc Verdict: Cites Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

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Vacating a $72 million talc verdict against Johnson & Johnson, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, held that the case should never have been tried in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The plaintiff did not live in...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Missouri Appeals Court Vacates $72 Million Verdict For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction

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In a significant defense win applying recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent, a Missouri appeals court reversed and vacated a $72 million judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction. Estate of Jacqueline Fox v. Johnson & Johnson,...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Toxic and Mass Tort Cases

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In a decision handed down Tuesday, February 28, the Missouri Supreme Court limited circumstances in which out-of-state corporate defendants will be subject to personal jurisdiction, rejecting two novel theories of specific...more

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West Virginia Federal Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Parent Company in Elk River Spill

In a ruling that could broaden parent company exposure to suit in West Virginia, the Southern District of West Virginia found that it had personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state parent company of an in-state water company...more

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