Craig Liljestrand's CDLB Column: Alabama District Court Dismisses Complaint in Mesothelioma Case
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Apr 5, 2019
Hinshaw's Craig Liljestrand has published his latest Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (CDLB) column. Titled "Talcum user fails to establish jurisdiction," the article examines Smith v. Avon Products, No. 2:18-cv-00826-RDP, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28991, at *2-3 (N.D. Ala., Feb. 25).
In the article, Liljestrand explains the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to dismiss a complaint after finding the plaintiff failed to establish the court had specific jurisdiction over the nonresident defendants for the claims asserted.
Read "Talcum user fails to establish jurisdiction" (PDF)
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