International Law & Trade, Products Liability, Civil Procedure

The Evolving Law of Personal Jurisdiction May Affect International Supply Chain Risk

by Jonathan M. Cohen, Katrina Johnson | Gilbert LLP on 5/9/2013

In the last two months, the United States Supreme Court granted review in two cases involving the limits of federal court jurisdiction over foreign companies: DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965 (cert. granted Apr. 22,...more

Argument Report: Illinois Supreme Court Gets Its First Shot at Interpreting Nicastro

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 1/31/2013

In J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, a plurality of the United States Supreme Court held that merely placing a product into the stream of commerce with the expectation that it would wind up in the forum state was not...more

Navigating Mass Torts and Product Liability (MTPL) Litigation in the U.S. Legal System: Litigation Challenges for Japanese MTPL...

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Presentation: • Challenges of U.S. Courts • Specialized and Aggressive Plaintiff’s Bar and Contingency Fees • Jury Trials • Pretrial Discovery • Personal Jurisdiction • U.S.-Based Subsidiaries •...more

Product Liability Update -- October 2012

by Foley Hoag LLP on 10/2/2012

In This Issue: Massachusetts Federal Court Holds Japanese Escalator Accident Study Inadmissible for Lack of Authentication and Demonstrated Connection to Facts of Case, Defendant’s Introduction of New Shoe Design in...more

English Law Reinsurance Contracts May Not Cover Asbestos or Other U.S. Liabilities

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/24/2012

In the words of the Court of Appeal in Faraday Reinsurance Co Ltd v Howden North America Inc & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 980 (20 July 2012), "it would be idle to pretend that the English courts and the American (including the...more

The Supreme Court of Canada Provides Clarity to Conflict of Laws Rules

by Field Law on 7/20/2012

It is a fact of life in the modern world that manufacturers and distributors of products often do business in multiple jurisdictions, across multiple borders. A product manufactured in one country can be distributed and sold...more

The Illinois Supreme Court's First Nicastro Case

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/22/2012

We continue our preview of the new civil review grants from the Illinois Supreme Court with Russell v. SNFA, which raises questions of general and specific jurisdiction over a French-based manufacturer....more

Oh, Canada!

by Dechert LLP on 5/10/2012

We’ve blogged before, occasionally, about drug/device developments north of the border. Most of these developments have involved class action practice, where Canadian law is considerably more liberal than the corresponding...more

Van Breda: The Supreme Court of Canada Provides Clarity to Canadian Conflict of Laws Rules

by Field Law on 4/30/2012

It is a fact of life in the modern world that manufacturers and distributors of products often do business in multiple jurisdictions, across multiple borders. A product manufactured in one country, can be distributed and sold...more

District Court Rejected Reconsideration of Discovery Ruling Requiring Disclosure of Flight Data In Connection with Plan Columbia

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/30/2012

Venancio Aguasanta Arias, et al. v. Dyncorp, et al., Civil Action No. 01-1908 (D.D.C. 2012), denies a motion for reconsideration of a discovery order in an international litigation. The underlying case involves allegations...more

Pennsylvania District Court Finds Supreme Court Failed to Adopt Clear Personal Jurisdiction Standard Over Foreign Defendant

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 3/12/2012

A foreign manufacturer sued in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently prevailed in its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction even though it did not dispute that its consumer...more

Alien Tort Statute Development

by Dechert LLP on 3/9/2012

Since we blogged about the Supreme Court’s certiorari grant in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, 10-1491, we figured we owe our readers an update about a significant status change. As we mentioned before, the Court...more

Foreign Corporation's Mere Awareness That Its Products May Ultimately End Up In a Forum State Is Not Sufficient Contact to Support...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/17/2012

In Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. Superior Court, 2011 WL 6382110 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Dec. 21, 2011), the California Court of Appeal, Second District, held that “plac[ing] products into the stream of commerce in a foreign country...more

Foreign Defendants May Encounter Additional Burdens When Challenging “Personal Jurisdiction”

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/9/2012

“Even if a foreign defendant does not have continuous and systematic contact with the forum state, such as retaining offices, employees, or a corporate presence in the forum state, it may still face personal jurisdiction in a...more

Fifth Circuit Given Opportunity to Clarify Impact of Nicastro

by Dechert LLP on 12/28/2011

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. Nicastro. In Ainsworth v. Cargotec USA Inc., No. 2:10-cv-00236 (S.D. Miss.,...more

California Courts Cannot Force Out-of-Town Employees to Travel to California Depositions

by Sedgwick LLP on 12/16/2011

In an important ruling for corporations sued in California, the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal in Toyota Motor Corporation v. Superior Court (July 27, 2011) No. B225393, held under Code of Civil...more

Appeals Court Rejects Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer

by Dechert LLP on 12/6/2011

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. Nicastro. Earlier this week, a California appeals court found that the lower...more

Appeals Court Unhappy With Plaintiffs' Advocacy

by Dechert LLP on 12/6/2011

Today we note an opinion that, in its opening words, is about "two appeals that raise concerns about appellate advocacy." Both are appeals from grants of forum non conveniens in multidistrict litigation. See Gonzalez-Servin...more

Lower Courts Grapple With Meaning of Nicastro (Part II)

by Dechert LLP on 11/14/2011

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 time, a state court. In Soria v. Chrysler Canada Inc., No. 2-10-1236...more

Lower Courts Grapple With Nicastro Meaning

by Dechert LLP on 11/14/2011

We have posted before about the thorny and important issue of U.S. courts exercising personal jurisdiction over foreign product sellers. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided two important personal jurisdiction cases,...more

Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report - October 2011

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 11/10/2011

In This Isssue: Firm News: Quinn Emanuel Launches Moscow Office High-Profile Litigator Andrew Schapiro Joins Quinn Emanuel Main Article: China Implements New Laws in Foreign-Related Products Liability...more

China Implements New Laws in Foreign-Related Products Liability Cases

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 11/8/2011

In 2010, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) enacted two laws that together will substantially affect all civil litigation in China – and, in particular, product liability litigation regarding foreign entities. The Law of...more

State Supreme Court Directed to Reconsider Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendant

by Dechert LLP on 10/18/2011

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 manufacturer. See China Terminal & Electric Corp. v. Willemsen, No....more

Supreme Court Considers Foreign Manufacturer's Challenge on Jurisdiction

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 9/16/2011

The United States Supreme Court is considering a fundamental issue for businesses whose products are sold in the United States: where can those businesses be sued? That is the central question in a product liability case that...more

Imported Chinese Litigation Returned To Sender

by Dechert LLP on 9/9/2011

We thank Eamon Joyce at Sidley for alerting us to an interesting forum non conveniens decision out of the Fourth Circuit: Tang v. Syntura International, Inc., No. 10-1487, slip op. (4th Cir. Sept. 6, 2011). We’ve had our...more

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