Legal Opinion
Chedid v. Boardwalk Regency Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 27, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-1434-APublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This is a diversity slip and fall negligence action. Presented here, by way of a threshold dismissal motion, is the question whether a plaintiff who slips and falls at a New Jersey gambling casino can sue the casino in Virginia on the basis of the casino’s advertising and solicitation activities in Virginia. More specifically, the question is whether plaintiff’s slip and fall cause of action is one “arising from” the casino’s Virginia advertising and solicitation activities as required by Virginia’s long-arm statute. See Virginia Code § 8.01-328.1. For…
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