Legal Opinion

Cossaboon v. Maine Medical Center

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 24, 2010No. 09-1550PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Amanda Cossaboon, individually and as mother and next friend of E.C., appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her medical malpractice action against defendant Maine Medical Center (MMC) for lack of personal jurisdiction. Cossaboon contends that MMC purposefully established sufficient contacts with New Hampshire to permit the exercise of general personal jurisdiction in New Hampshire. We disagree and affirm.

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On June 3, 2008, Cossaboon, a New Hampshire resident, filed this medical malpractice action against MMC in New Hampshire Superior Court. Cossaboon…

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