UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT -

• United States Supreme Court Holds Due Process Permits Exercise Of Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Vehicle Manufacturer For Product Liability Claims For Harm To Forum Residents From In-State Accidents Even Though Defendant Did Not Design, Manufacture Or Sell Vehicles At Issue There, As Defendant’s Current In-State Advertising, Sales And Servicing Of Same Vehicle Models Were Sufficiently “Related” Contacts To Support Jurisdiction

MASSACHUSETTS -

• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That In Most Negligence Cases, Including Those With Multiple Potential Causes, “But-For,” Not “Substantial Contributing Factor,” Is Correct Factual Causation Standard, But In “Rare” Cases Involving Two Independently Sufficient Causes Neither Is Exculpated And Each Is Factual Cause; “Substantial Factor” Language In Asbestos And Toxic Tort Cases Left Undisturbed But May Be Reexamined In Future...