Murray v. 3M Co. (In re Asbestos Litig.)

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  1. Rhode Island Superior Court Finds Limited Discovery Insufficient to Waive Personal Jurisdiction, Reaffirms Importance of Minimum Contacts

    Gordon & Rees LLPCullen GuilmartinDecember 19, 2016

    Perhaps because asbestos cases involve dozens of parties from multiple states, and are often commenced in jurisdictions far from where the exposures occurred, personal jurisdiction has quickly become a “first line” defense. When and how this defense may be employed, however, is evolving, with Rhode Island being one of the most recent jurisdictions to address these issues in Harold Wayne Murray and Janice M. Murray v. 3M Company, et al., C.A. No. PC-16-0151 (R.I. Super October 13, 2016, Alice B. Gibney, J.).In the wake of Bazor v. Abex Corporation et al., C.A. No. PC-10-3965 (R.I. Super.