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March 5, 2010
Is Toyota’s position that it should just fix its gas pedals sufficient? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has already received ten (10) complaints of Sudden Unanticipated Acceleration (”SUA”) AFTER Toyota supposedly ‘fixed’ one million (1,000,000) recalled vehicles. If vehicles are still suddenly accelerating, then perhaps the “fix’ required is the far more expensive effort to fix the electronics.
Partners Jonathan Miller and Michael Galpern were recently interviewed by Trial magazine of the American Association for Justice for their role in the recent Nicastro v. McIntyre Machinery victory. The full text of the article is found below:
March 4, 2010
New Jersey residents can sue foreign companies in state court, high court rules
Carmel Sileo
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a foreign manufacturer can be sued in New Jersey state court for selling dangerous products there. In affirming an intermediate court decision, the state’s highest court held that “a foreign manufacturer that places a defective product in the stream of commerce through a distribution scheme that targets a national market, which includes New Jersey, may be subject to the in personam jurisdiction of a New Jersey court in a product liability action.” (Nicastro v. McIntyre Machinery, 2010 WL 343563 (N.J. Feb. 2, 2010).) (more…)
No Clear Wins in Med Mal Reform
Locks Law Partner Steven P. Knowlton was recently published in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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