Pinner v. Pinner

Randy R. Pinner v. Mona H. Pinner, et al., No. 16, September Term, 2019, Opinion by Booth, J. COURTS – PERSONAL JURISDICTION – SPECIFIC JURISDICTION – CONSENT TO BE SUED – The filing and prosecution in Maryland of a single toxic tort suit by a North Carolina resident and her late husband was not purposeful availment in the forum state that amounted to consent to be sued there. COURTS – PERSONAL JURISDICTION – SPECIFIC JURISDICTION – CONSTITUTIONAL REASONABLENESS – It was not constitutionally reasonable for a Maryland court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a North Carolina resident based…