Legal Opinion
Soares v. Roberts
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 13, 1976No. Civ. A. 750363PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This is a medical malpractice and breach of contract diversity action brought by Rhode Island plaintiffs against a Massachusetts medical facility and one of its staff physicians. The defendant non-profit facility, Preterm, Inc., and defendant Dr. Roberts seek dismissal of the complaint on the grounds that this Court does not have in personam jurisdiction over them.
The relevant statute is R.I.G.L. § 9—5—33, 1 Rhode Island’s long arm statute. It provides jurisdiction in the Rhode Island courts over any foreign corporation or nonresident individual who has sufficient…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lone Star Package Car Co., Inc. v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Zola W. Rittenhouse v. Edward H. Mabry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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