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James Orleans v. Apex Tool Group, LLC & Paulo Products Co.

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided May 4, 2026No. 1:25-cv-00203Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE James Orleans Case No. 1:25-cv-00203-JL-TSM v. Opinion No.

2026 DNH 050

Apex Tool Group, LLC & Paulo Products Co. MEMORANDUM ORDER The motion to dismiss this product liability case involves whether this court may exercise specific personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state subcontractor based solely on its alleged out-of-forum manufacturing work on a product that later entered New Hampshire through a third party’s distribution chain. The case arises out of a serious hand injury sustained by New Hampshire resident James Orleans while using a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Daimler AG v. BaumanSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Arthur F. Sawtelle, Etc. v. George E. FarrellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995

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