In products liability litigation involving foreign defendants, there are few threshold issues more litigated than whether the court can exercise personal jurisdiction over that defendant. In the May/June 2019 issue of Consumer Attorneys of California’s FORUM magazine, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Pete Kaufman and Greg Sonstein discuss the challenges of establishing and arguing for general or specific jurisdiction, how a stream of commerce argument can be helpful, and what to expect when you’re dealing with multiple defendants from the same corporate family.
You can view the full Forum article here.