Legal Opinion
Moore v. Little Giant Industries, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 14, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-431PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In this diversity case, the nonresident defendant has moved to have the action dismissed for lack of in personam jurisdiction, pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In the event that the Court finds jurisdiction, it moves for transfer of the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), or a stay of the action pending resolution of a similar action in the Utah state courts. In deciding whether it has personal jurisdiction over the defendant, the Court confronts several novel legal issues under Delaware’s long-arm statute, 10…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Van Buskirk v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- LaNUOVA D & B, SpA v. Bowe Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1986
- Hercules Inc. v. Leu Trust & Banking (Bahamas) Ltd.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Applied Biosystems, Inc. v. Cruachem, Ltd.District Court, D. Delaware · 1991
- Outokumpu Engineering Enterprises, Inc. v. Kvaerner EnviroPower, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1996
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