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Civil Procedure Keyed to Marcus
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro
Citation:
564 U.S. 873 (2011)
ProfessorBrittany L. Raposa
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Nicastro sustained serious injuries while in New Jersey, using a metal shearing machine that was manufactured in England by J. McIntyre. McIntyre was incorporated and operated in England, and at no time marketed goods in New Jersey or shipped them to New Jersey. Nicastro brought a product liability action against McIntyre in New Jersey state court. The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld jurisdiction over J. McIntyre because the injury occurred in New Jersey, and because McIntyre knew or should have known that its products might be sold in the United States’ 50 states and because it failed to prevent distribution of its products in New Jersey. Moreover, as stated (more broadly) by the Supreme Court, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that jurisdiction over a foreign manufacturer or a product could be exercised as long as the manufacturer knew or should have known that is products were distributed through a nationwide distribution system that might lead to its products being sold throughout the United States.
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