Legal Opinion
Shoppers Food Warehouse v. Moreno
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 2000No. 96-CV-21PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
REID, Associate Judge:
The main issue presented by this case is whether the trial court had personal jurisdiction over appellant, a Maryland corporation which extensively advertised its grocery stores in the District of Columbia’s major circulation newspaper and other communications media, where appellee, a District resident, alleged in a negligence “slip and fall” lawsuit that she suffered personal injuries in one of appellant’s Maryland stores located near the District’s borders. The trial court concluded that it had personal jurisdiction over appellant, and a jury…
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