Legal Opinion
Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 10, 1996No. Civil Action 93-2771PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Robert Hulmes (“Hulmes”), filed this product liability action against defendants, Honda Motor Company, Ltd., Honda Research and Development Group, Ltd., Honda R & D North America, Inc., and American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (herein collectively referred to as “Honda”). Honda has moved for summary judgment based on New Jersey’s entire controversy doctrine. The entire controversy doctrine is a rule of mandatory joinder, which gives rise to a species of claim preclusion unknown outside New Jersey. The doctrine requires the joinder of all claims and…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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