Legal Opinion
In Re Asbestos Litigation
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided March 8, 2006No. C.A. 05C-05-246-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-250-JRS (ASB), 05C-07-206-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-262-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-176-JRS (ASB), 05C-07-178-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-142-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-083-JRS (ASB), 05C-07-124-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-203-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-215-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-274-JRS (ASB), 05C-07-223-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-248-JRS (ASB), 05C-07-248-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-249-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-341-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-057-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-273-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-029-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-162-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-216-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-061-JRS (ASB), 04C-09-122-JRS (ASB), 05C-09-214-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-220-JRS (ASB), 05C-07-109-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-260-JRS (ASB), 05C-06-067-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-329-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-242-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-270-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-261-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-218-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-302-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-341-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-272-JRS (ASB), 05C-05-247-JRS (ASB), 05C-08-285-JRS (ASB), and 05C-06-176-JRS (ASB)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SLIGHTS, J.
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The recent filing of several complaints by out-of-state plaintiffs alleging exposure to asbestos outside of Delaware has prompted certain defendants in these actions to seek dismissal for forum non con-veniens and in the interest of justice. This opinion will address forum non conve-niens; a separate opinion will address the defendants’ contention that the complaints alleging foreign exposure to asbestos implicate the “interest of justice” provision of Delaware’s long arm statute. 1
The defendants’ motions cause the Court to consider whether the well-settled…
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