Product Liability Update - April 2021 | Foley Hoag LLP
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...