In moving a products liability case against outdoor power tools manufacturer Husqvarna back to Philadelphia after it was initially transferred to Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Superior Court warned trial judges making venue determinations against assigning too much weight to the percentage of a company’s sales in a given locale.

In Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products, a three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled 2-1 to reverse a Philadelphia trial court’s ruling transferring plaintiffs Ronald and Rosemary Hangey’s lawsuit against Husqvarna and a Quakertown lawnmower retailer to Bucks County.

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