Legal Opinion
Faigin v. Kelly
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided May 1, 1996No. Civil No. 95-317-SDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DEVINE, District Judge.
Stung by the rejection of their claim of lack of personal jurisdiction, defendants seek the palliative of an interlocutory appeal. Documents 13.1, 13.2. Plaintiff objects. Document 15.
1. Background
This action for libel has been brought by a California resident against two New York-resident co-authors of the book which contained the alleged defamatory statements. The book was nationally published, and at least 36 copies were sold in New Hampshire.1
Defendants moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over them, and plaintiff objected. The court denied the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swint v. Chambers County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation. Petition of the Plaintiffs' Steering CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Jerome E. McGillicuddy v. John A. Clements, Etc., Ernst & Whinney, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Lucille Ware Magouirk Mitchell v. Random House, Inc., Lucy De Barbin, and Dary MateraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Buckley v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1991
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