Legal Opinion
American International Insurance v. Robert Seuffer GmbH & Co. KG
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 14, 2014PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The question before us is whether a party may be deemed to have forfeited by its conduct the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction despite having timely asserted that defense in a responsive pleading pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (h) (1), as appearing in 450 Mass. 1403 (2008). American International Insurance Company (AIIC) filed a complaint in the Superior Court against Robert Seuffer GmbH & Co. KG (Seuffer), alleging various theories of products liability. In its answer, Seuffer raised the defense of a lack of personal jurisdiction, but did not move to dismiss the case on that basis.…
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