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Delaware Superior Court Narrows Jurisdiction In Mass Tort Litigation

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In Re: TALC Product Liability Litigation, C.A. N17C-03-054 TAL (September 10, 2018) - This is an important decision that applies recent United States Supreme Court jurisdiction cases to a non-resident’s Delaware complaint....more

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Missouri Supreme Court Talc Decision Alters Landscape

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On March 6, the Missouri Supreme Court declined to review the intermediate appellate court’s decision in Fox v. Johnson & Johnson, which vacated a $72 million talc verdict awarded in St. Louis City Court. ...more

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Personal Jurisdiction Defense Gaining Traction in Mass Tort Litigation

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For the past several years the United States Supreme Court has sought to clarify the proper exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over foreign corporate defendants. This issue is particularly applicable in mass tort...more

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State Court Relies Upon Supreme Court’s Bristol-Meyers Squibb Decision to Vacate Jury Verdict Against J&J

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The Supreme Court limited a striking vulnerability for product manufacturers in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California this summer when it ruled that out-of-state plaintiffs could not simply claim injuries...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

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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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