The Mississippi Supreme Court has reiterated in two separate asbestos appeals that out-of-state plaintiffs will not be allowed to pursue damage claims unless the alleged injury occurred within the state. The two cases involved hundreds of plaintiffs suing dozens of companies over alleged exposure to asbestos. "Every case filed involving out-of-state litigants with no connection with Mississippi depletes away the judicial resources of this state," wrote the state's chief justice.
December 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Mississippi Supreme Court has reiterated in two separate asbestos appeals from Jefferson County that out-of-state plaintiffs will not be allowed to pursue damage claims unless the alleged injury occurred in the Magnolia State.
Going back to 2004, the state Supreme Court, in damage cases with multiple complainants and multiple defendants, has ruled that it was unfair to group the plaintiffs together when their claims did not arise from the same incident or involve the same defendants.
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