Legal Opinion
Linda Hamilton, Individually and as of the Estate of George Hamilton v. Atlas Turner, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 22, 1999No. 1999PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the issue whether a defendant in a diversity action waived, or more precisely, forfeited its defense of lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff-Appellant Linda Hamilton appeals from the March 16, 1999, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, District Judge), dismissing her complaint against the Defendant-Appellee, Atlas Turner, Inc. (“Atlas”), for lack of personal jurisdiction under New York’s long-arm statute, after a jury returned a verdict in her favor. Her lawsuit alleged the wrongful death…
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