Legal Opinion
In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 21, 1990No. MDL-721PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER NO. 257
IN THE MATTER OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION 1
ACOSTA, District Judge.
At the conclusion of plaintiffs’ case in chief various defendants 2 moved the Court for a directed verdict 3 alleging they are not subject to personal jurisdiction in this forum. Defendants argue that plaintiffs failed to prove at trial the necessary facts to show that this Court is able to assert personal jurisdiction over them as indicated in Pretrial Order No. 183. 4 In turn, plaintiffs have moved the Court “to exercise nationwide personal jurisdiction” pursuant to the Multidistrict Litigation Statute, 28 U.S.C. §…
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