A company registering to do business in Pennsylvania, even as a foreign corporation, can be sued in the state’s courts, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression.

The ruling came in the case of several New York firefighters who sued Federal Signal Corp. over hearing loss from excessive sound exposure from fire engine sirens. The lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania, where Federal Signal is registered as a foreign corporation.

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